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Oldham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2021, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (198), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 2021
234
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
311
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2021

2.1% of collisions in Oldham in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5423%
  • Slight17575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24679%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2021 is highlighted, with 234, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 234
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday26 (11%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6%)
  • February12 (5.1%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April23 (9.8%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June13 (5.6%)
  • July18 (7.7%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November23 (9.8%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (71%)
  • Wet or damp63 (27%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph201 (86%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (67%)
  • Pedestrian60 (19%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (20%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (54%)
  • Passenger82 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 144th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2021

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2021, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2021

The A627 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2021: 24, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627243518
2ndA62222922
3rdA663152312
4thB6194121503
5thA67181002
6thA61046801
7thA60485702
8thM6051101
9thA6694601
10thA6704400
11thB61904601
12thA60522200
13thB61922200
14thA6351201
15thA6721301
16thB61891200
17thB61951100
18thB61971101
19thB63931100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2021

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 118.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2021

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2021: 51.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years