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Oldham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2020, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 37% on 2019 (315), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 2020
198
Down 37% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
280
Down 38% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2020

1.5% of collisions in Oldham in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23183%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2020 is highlighted, with 198, down 37% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 198
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (19%)
  • Tuesday13 (6.6%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February26 (13%)
  • March17 (8.6%)
  • April7 (3.5%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July13 (6.6%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September17 (8.6%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November8 (4%)
  • December18 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (35%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph154 (78%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (66%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (23%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.2%)
  • Over 751 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (62%)
  • Passenger74 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Tram1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 167th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2020

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2020, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2020

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62192614
2ndA627162304
3rdA663162502
4thB6194163013
5thA669101111
6thA61047904
7thM606900
8thB61894501
9thB61904401
10thA6353301
11thA6713301
12thA6723701
13thA60482300
14thB61972301
15thA627(M)1101
16thA6401201
17thA6701100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2020

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 103.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2020

OL8 and OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2020, with 43 each.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years