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Oldham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2022, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2021 (234), and casualties fell from 311.

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

Collisions in 2022
199
Down 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
270
Down 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2022

2% of collisions in Oldham in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious5226%
  • Slight14372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight20977%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2022 is highlighted, with 199, down 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 199
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February20 (10%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April17 (8.5%)
  • May18 (9%)
  • June16 (8%)
  • July17 (8.5%)
  • August16 (8%)
  • September11 (5.5%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November10 (5%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph165 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (20%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (64%)
  • Pedestrian56 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3559 (22%)
  • 36 to 4533 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (56%)
  • Passenger63 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2022.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2022

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2022, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2022

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2022: 19, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62192226
2ndA627172605
3rdA663172305
4thA6104111400
5thA671101204
6thA66981001
7thB61948912
8thA6705501
9thM605701
10thA627(M)4501
11thB619041001
12thA6723401
13thA60482300
14thA6402401
15thB61891100
16thB61921100
17thB63931100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2022

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 90.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2022

OL8 and OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2022, with 41 each.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years