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Oldham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2014, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (334), and casualties rose from 513.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,504 collisions in Oldham.

Collisions in 2014
367
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
547
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Oldham in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight30182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight47988%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 367, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025199249
2024216290
2023207268
2022199270
2021234311
2020198280
2019315453
2018308427
2017344494
2016251346
2015289406
2014367547
2013334513
2012333464
2011449664
2010433653
2009471695
2008577864
2007626882
20067161,052
20057521,081
20048141,139
20037501,037
20027501,020
20018781,265
20009121,258
19998821,253
19989431,346
19979851,374
19969681,311
19951,0281,373
19941,0291,437
19939561,253
19921,0241,306
19919981,289
19901,0261,332
19891,0021,254
19889161,176
19878671,127
19869121,102
1985800976
19849171,126
19838251,004
19828611,120
19818481,031
19809161,174
19798791,111

When and where crashes happen in Oldham in 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April33 (9%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June35 (9.5%)
  • July23 (6.3%)
  • August29 (7.9%)
  • September23 (6.3%)
  • October30 (8.2%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December34 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (66%)
  • Wet or damp124 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph285 (78%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (60%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (54%)
  • Passenger154 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Oldham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 141st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2014

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area and St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Oldham in 2014, with 35 collisions each.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2014

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2014: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62385917
2ndA669264404
3rdA663253502
4thA627234604
5thB6194192504
6thA671172910
7thA6104141813
8thB619591101
9thA604882102
10thM605800
11thA6354800
12thA6704501
13thB61894500
14thB61924600
15thB61903400
16thA60522300
17thA627(M)2510
18thA6722310
19thB64772300
20thB61751200

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2014

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 181.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2014

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2014: 75.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years