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Oldham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2016, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (289), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2016
251
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
346
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2016

2% of collisions in Oldham in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28883%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 251, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 251
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February24 (9.6%)
  • March20 (8%)
  • April17 (6.8%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June13 (5.2%)
  • July18 (7.2%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September20 (8%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (67%)
  • Wet or damp80 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (8%)
  • 30 mph187 (75%)
  • 40 mph34 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (60%)
  • Pedestrian83 (24%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (19%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (54%)
  • Pedestrian83 (24%)
  • Passenger77 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2016.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2016

Medlock Vale, Oldham, OL8 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2016, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2016

The A663 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2016: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA663346017
2ndA62202502
3rdA669172213
4thA627162813
5thA6104111300
6thB619491000
7thA67161201
8thA60485502
9thA6705803
10thA6723301
11thM603300
12thA627(M)2701
13thB61922300
14thB63932601
15thA6401100
16thB61901100
17thB61951101
18thB61971201

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2016

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 118.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2016

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2016: 58.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years