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Oldham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2019, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (308), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 2019
315
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
453
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2019

1% of collisions in Oldham in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight38485%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 315, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 315
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (19%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February26 (8.3%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April21 (6.7%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (70%)
  • Wet or damp90 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (10%)
  • 30 mph243 (77%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (63%)
  • Pedestrian91 (20%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (55%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 125th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2019

St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2019, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2019

The A669 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2019: 30, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA669303706
2ndA62284602
3rdA627213204
4thA663172113
5thA671131802
6thB6194111504
7thA6104101502
8thM6082101
9thB618971000
10thB64776800
11thA63551202
12thA6705503
13thB639351003
14thA60524502
15thA6724700
16thA627(M)3602
17thB61902601
18thB61952501
19thA60481100
20thB61911100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2019

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 138.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2019

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2019: 62.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years