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Oldham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2024, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (207), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2024
216
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
290
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2024

3.7% of collisions in Oldham in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.7%
  • Serious5927%
  • Slight14969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21674%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2024 is highlighted, with 216, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 216
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.5%)
  • February16 (7.4%)
  • March20 (9.3%)
  • April15 (6.9%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June16 (7.4%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September15 (6.9%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (71%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (13%)
  • 30 mph164 (76%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (57%)
  • Pedestrian67 (23%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (51%)
  • Passenger74 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had the 170th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2024

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2024, with 28 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2024

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2024: 27, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62274128
2ndA627162322
3rdA6104101104
4thA66981712
5thB619481101
6thM6081001
7thA67271014
8thA6635602
9thA6715701
10thA6354601
11thA60483602
12thB61953301
13thA60522401
14thA6702301
15thB61902201
16thB61922202
17thB61972400
18thA627(M)1101
19thB61891100
20thB63931200

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2024

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 101.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2024

OL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2024: 52.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years