Slight
BYD Atto 3 crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 5 Apr 2025, 15:51
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025061574174
Saddleworth West & Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 191 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Saddleworth West & Lees ward, Oldham, from 2001 to 2025, with 243 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 191
- 4,467th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 243
- 1.27 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the OL4 3LQ hotspot
30 of the 191 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal42.1%
- Serious2614%
- Slight16184%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 210
- All casualties
- 243
Accidents by year at the OL4 3LQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2002, against an average of 7.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the OL4 3LQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 15 | 19 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 14 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 24 |
| 2002 | 16 | 21 |
| 2001 | 16 | 21 |
Map of crashes at the OL4 3LQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near OL4 3LQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Saddleworth West & Lees, Oldham, OL4 3LQ 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 OL4 3LQ 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.
Towns near the OL4 3LQ hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Lees had the most collisions, 168 of 191.
Accident hotspots near OL4 3LQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Saddleworth West & Lees, Oldham, OL4 5SZ area, 1 km away, with 88 collisions.
- Saddleworth West & Lees, Oldham, OL4 5SZ area1 km away, 116 casualties88 collisions
- Waterhead, Oldham, OL4 2RP area1.4 km away, 420 casualties321 collisions
- St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JH area1.5 km away, 386 casualties275 collisions
- St Mary's, Oldham, OL4 1JN area1.7 km away, 1,100 casualties798 collisions
- Alexandra, Oldham, OL8 2EL area1.8 km away, 141 casualties88 collisions
- Saddleworth North, Oldham, OL4 4AN area1.8 km away, 105 casualties62 collisions
- St James', Oldham, OL1 4DN area2.3 km away, 109 casualties85 collisions
- Alexandra, Oldham, OL8 2BH area2.4 km away, 154 casualties108 collisions
All 191 crashes at the OL4 3LQ hotspot
Newest first, from 6 February 2001 to 5 April 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A669 in Oldham, 16 Jan 2025, 10:25
- Audi A3 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025061543993
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A669 in Oldham, 31 Dec 2024, 19:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061574446
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 25 Oct 2024, 22:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061509177
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 16 Sep 2024, 00:05
- Peugeot 308 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061491799
- Fatal
Mitsubishi Lancer crash on the A669 in Oldham, 22 Jul 2024, 23:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061470969
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A669 in Oldham, 15 Jun 2024, 00:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024061455994
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 29 Mar 2023, 18:45
- Toyota Corolla, BMW 3 Series, Volvo V90 and Mercedes Gla Class
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023061291848
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 10 Jun 2022, 15:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022061186384
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A62 in Oldham, 2 Aug 2021, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061077679
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 21 Jun 2021, 08:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061067445
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 5 Jun 2021, 14:45
- Nissan Juke and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061069559
- Serious
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 12 Apr 2021, 23:39
- Honda Jazz, Skoda Fabia and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021061040486
- Fatal
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A62 in Oldham, 24 Mar 2021, 13:25
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021061033676
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A62 in Oldham, 31 Aug 2020, 17:08
- A motorcycle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 202006Q174379
- Fatal
Ford Transit crash on the A62 in Oldham, 6 Aug 2020, 17:10
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006Q273685
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Oldham, 18 Jun 2020, 14:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202006Q272656
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A669 in Oldham, 18 Jan 2020, 07:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202006Q268093
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A669 in Oldham, 28 Nov 2019, 09:50
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906Q265268
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A669 in Oldham, 30 Aug 2019, 08:04
- Vauxhall Insignia and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201906Q261912
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 22 Jul 2019, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201906Q160490
- Slight
Car crash on the A669 in Oldham, 13 Dec 2018, 14:05
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806Q253021
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 10 Oct 2018, 17:05
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201806Q249947
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A669 in Oldham, 30 Sep 2018, 01:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806Q249109
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on a C road in Oldham, 24 Jun 2018, 01:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806Q245377
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A669 in Oldham, 12 Mar 2018, 03:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201806Q241983
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A669 in Oldham, 31 Jan 2018, 23:22
- Citroen C4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201806Q240199
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A669 in Oldham, 24 Nov 2017, 20:20
- Toyota Auris and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706Q037809
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in Oldham, 6 Oct 2017, 18:33
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201706Q039637
- Slight
Car crash on the A669 in Oldham, 28 Jun 2017, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706Q032190
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A669 in Oldham, 21 Feb 2017, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201706Q027722
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A62 in Oldham, 16 Feb 2017, 13:22
- 3 taxis
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201706Q027299
- Slight
Jeep Cherokee crash on the A62 in Oldham, 14 Dec 2016, 17:25
- Jeep Cherokee and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q024833
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A669 in Oldham, 10 Dec 2016, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q024685
- Serious
Ford KA crash on the A669 in Oldham, 20 Aug 2016, 10:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q019516
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A669 in Oldham, 12 May 2016, 12:05
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q015929
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 10 Mar 2016, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q013690
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on a C road in Oldham, 18 Jan 2016, 10:26
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201606Q010936
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in Oldham, 14 Dec 2015, 14:46
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506Q011259
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A669 in Oldham, 30 Oct 2015, 14:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201506Q007781
- Serious
Kawasaki EX650 crash on the A62 in Oldham, 4 Sep 2015, 07:54
- Kawasaki EX650 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506Q005766
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on a C road in Oldham, 19 Jun 2015, 16:50
- Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201506Q002645
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on a C road in Oldham, 10 Jun 2015, 07:44
- Seat Leon, Ford Fiesta, Peugeot 308 and Fiat Panda
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201506Q002365
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Oldham, 13 Mar 2015, 18:10
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201506Q098676
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A669 in Oldham, 12 Nov 2014, 10:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Chevrolet Spark
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201406Q093793
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 20 Oct 2014, 08:54
- Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201406Q092893
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 25 Sep 2014, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406Q091807
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Oldham, 19 Sep 2014, 21:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201406Q091478