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

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
118
6,887th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
163
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the OL2 5SN hotspot

23 of the 118 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9581%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
24
Slightly injured
138
All casualties
163

Accidents by year at the OL2 5SN hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2005, against an average of 4.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202314
202200
202155
202000
201923
201857
201700
201611
201522
2014917
201344
201233
201178
201047
200934
200845
2007610
2006915
20051117
2004816
20031010
20021010
20011011

Map of crashes at the OL2 5SN hotspot

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

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

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the OL2 5SN 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 5SN
Postcode district
OL2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.5734, -2.12831
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
28 September 2025
Rank by collisions
6,887th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the OL2 5SN hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A671, with 67 of 118, followed by the A670 with 1.

Collisions at the OL2 5SN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67167101114
2ndA6701200

Towns near the OL2 5SN hotspot

117 of the 118 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Royton.

All 118 crashes at the OL2 5SN hotspot

Newest first, from 11 March 2001 to 28 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year