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Oldham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Oldham in 2025, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (216), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2025
199
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
249
Down 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Oldham in 2025

1.5% of collisions in Oldham in 2025 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Oldham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious7940%
  • Slight11759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious8635%
  • Slight15964%

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 199, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (18%)
  • Tuesday18 (9%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February17 (8.5%)
  • March18 (9%)
  • April11 (5.5%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June15 (7.5%)
  • July12 (6%)
  • August16 (8%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November15 (7.5%)
  • December19 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (69%)
  • Wet or damp50 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (12%)
  • 30 mph157 (79%)
  • 40 mph10 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Oldham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (51%)
  • Pedestrian65 (26%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3554 (22%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (54%)
  • Pedestrian65 (26%)
  • Passenger49 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Oldham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Oldham had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2025.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Oldham in 2025

Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 1BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Oldham in 2025, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Oldham with the most crashes in 2025

The A62 had the most collisions in Oldham in 2025: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Oldham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62222607
2ndA627152102
3rdA669121807
4thA663101502
5thB619491013
6thA61048804
7thA6716604
8thA60483303
9thA6723502
10thB61893402
11thB64773301
12thA6402200
13thA6702201
14thB61922401
15thM602201
16thA60521101
17thA6351100
18thB61901100
19thB61911101
20thB61951100

Towns in Oldham: crashes in 2025

Oldham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 102.

Postcode districts in Oldham: crashes in 2025

OL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Oldham in 2025: 48.

Latest crashes in Oldham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Oldham in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2025.

Severity

Oldham road accidents in other years