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M35 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,357 road traffic collisions in the M35 postcode district, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 300 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,357
1,588th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,123
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
300
318 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for M35

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious30013%
  • Slight2,03886%

What the data shows

  • M35 had 164 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 318 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in M35 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 640 children under 16 were killed or injured in M35, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in M35.

Where M35 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,588th
Most casualties
1,616th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,008th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday355 (15%)
  • Tuesday320 (14%)
  • Wednesday307 (13%)
  • Thursday324 (14%)
  • Friday438 (19%)
  • Saturday365 (15%)
  • Sunday248 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,664 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit640 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,111 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,256 (96%)
  • 40 mph17 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph44 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,870 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds341 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,698 (54%)
  • Pedestrian726 (23%)
  • Cyclist229 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant91 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

M35 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in M35, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in M35 peaked at 97 in 1994; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20241517
20231316
20221419
20211626
20201318
20192435
20181321
20172229
20161919
20152033
20142837
20131822
20123037
20113649
20103849
20092539
20083239
20073952
20065274
20055372
20045585
20036190
20025977
200162102
200086114
199975112
19987394
199785124
19967199
19957289
199497135
199377124
19927793
199182114
19906378
19897791
19887792
19876989
19866672
19855972
19847386
19836882
19826780
19816578
19806071
19794660

Map of recent crashes in M35

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in M35

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in M35

The 24 most recent collisions in M35 happened between 2 July 2024 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in M35

The A62 has the most collisions in M35, 902 of 2,357 (38%), followed by the A663 (41).

Collisions in M35 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629021,2278117
2ndA663416217
3rdM60233004
4thA6273300
5thA6713800

Council areas covering M35

Collisions in M35 were recorded in 3 council areas. Oldham has 2,307 of 2,357 (98%).

Collisions in M35 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham2,3073,05818294
2ndTameside273305
3rdManchester182511

Towns in M35

Collisions in M35 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Failsworth (2,060) and Oldham (3).