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Saddleworth South, Oldham, OL3 7JX area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
118
6,887th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
182
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the OL3 7JX hotspot

21 of the 118 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious1916%
  • Slight9782%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
23
Slightly injured
157
All casualties
182

Accidents by year at the OL3 7JX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2005, against an average of 4.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the OL3 7JX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202423
202311
202222
202135
202022
2019810
201879
201733
201622
201513
201423
2013716
201222
201122
201057
2009713
200849
2007811
2006614
20051525
2004916
2003610
200244
200177

Map of crashes at the OL3 7JX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near OL3 7JX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Saddleworth South, Oldham, OL3 7JX area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the OL3 7JX 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
Saddleworth South
Council area
Oldham
Nearest postcode to the centre
OL3 7JX
Postcode district
OL3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.53764, -2.01494
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
24 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,887th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the OL3 7JX hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A669, with 53 of 118, followed by the A670 with 36.

Collisions at the OL3 7JX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA669538519
2ndA670365617
3rdA635101701
4thB61756701
5thA6201100

Towns near the OL3 7JX hotspot

80 of the 118 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Uppermill.

All 118 crashes at the OL3 7JX hotspot

Newest first, from 21 January 2001 to 24 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year