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Oldham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2015, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2014 (367), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2015
289
Down 21% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
406
Down 26% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2015

1% of collisions in Oldham in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6322%
  • Slight22377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33883%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 289, down 21% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 289
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (19%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April27 (9.3%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June27 (9.3%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August17 (5.9%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October20 (6.9%)
  • November21 (7.3%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (74%)
  • Wet or damp64 (22%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph226 (78%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (54%)
  • Pedestrian86 (21%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (11%)
  • 16 to 2031 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (26%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (51%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian86 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Oldham ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2015.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2015

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2015, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2015

The A663 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2015: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA663344617
2ndA62305917
3rdA627182307
4thA669161706
5thB6194162402
6thA6104121500
7thA67291313
8thA6717902
9thA6355702
10thB61895901
11thB61954401
12thA6403500
13thB63933401
14thA60522200
15thA6702300
16thB61902300
17thA60481301
18thB61921101
19thB61971101

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2015

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 127.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2015

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2015: 59.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years