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Royton North, Oldham, OL2 5PS area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
417
1,650th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
588
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Collisions in 2025
9
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the OL2 5PS hotspot

62 of the 417 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight35585%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
8
Seriously injured
57
Slightly injured
523
All casualties
588

Accidents by year at the OL2 5PS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 37 in 2003, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the OL2 5PS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
202456
202368
20221013
20211011
202044
20191521
20181215
20171120
2016917
2015913
20141829
20131225
20121419
20112029
2010912
20092641
20082733
20072335
20062127
20052335
20043543
20033746
20022943
20012334

Map of crashes at the OL2 5PS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near OL2 5PS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Royton North, Oldham, OL2 5PS area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the OL2 5PS hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Royton North
Council area
Oldham
Nearest postcode to the centre
OL2 5PS
Postcode district
OL2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.56386, -2.12095
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
15 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,650th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the OL2 5PS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A671, with 182 of 417, followed by the A663 with 88.

Collisions at the OL2 5PS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671182267422
2ndA66388114110
3rdB6195273804
4thA6211101

Towns near the OL2 5PS hotspot

All 417 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Royton.

All 417 crashes at the OL2 5PS hotspot

Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 15 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year