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Oldham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2017, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2016 (251), and casualties rose from 346.

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

Collisions in 2017
344
Up 37% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
494
Up 43% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Oldham in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight28282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight42686%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 344, up 37% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 344
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.5%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March28 (8.1%)
  • April21 (6.1%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July25 (7.3%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September32 (9.3%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November30 (8.7%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph262 (76%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (61%)
  • Pedestrian113 (23%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (49%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 123rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2017

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2017, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2017

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2017: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62395306
2ndA627304617
3rdA663303724
4thA669294015
5thA6104162504
6thB6194163401
7thA671111712
8thB619551001
9thM6051000
10thA60484900
11thA6724701
12thB61894500
13thA6353701
14thB61903300
15thA6702202
16thB61912200
17thB63932300
18thA60521101
19thA627(M)1100
20thB61751100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2017

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 168.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2017

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2017: 87.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years