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OL1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,370 road traffic collisions in the OL1 postcode district, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 585 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
5,370
466th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,152
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
45 people killed
Serious collisions
585
639 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OL1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal450.8%
  • Serious58511%
  • Slight4,74088%

What the data shows

  • OL1 had 384 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 800 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in OL1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,261 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL1, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in OL1.

Where OL1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
466th
Most casualties
454th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,249th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday750 (14%)
  • Tuesday716 (13%)
  • Wednesday753 (14%)
  • Thursday809 (15%)
  • Friday957 (18%)
  • Saturday825 (15%)
  • Sunday560 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,826 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,432 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,468 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway1,048 (20%)
  • Roundabout369 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road353 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded132 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph42 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,690 (87%)
  • 40 mph371 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph127 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph126 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,115 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds858 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds119 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,850 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,688 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant467 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist441 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist356 (5%)
  • Van occupant148 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL1 peaked at 194 in 1995; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253038
20243251
20233745
20223545
20213549
20202226
20194867
20185674
20175390
20163649
20154168
201460102
20134680
20126181
20117199
201067111
200982121
2008113178
2007125183
2006134189
2005142213
2004158208
2003135163
2002121151
2001171243
2000191252
1999162219
1998170266
1997181255
1996150200
1995194256
1994184240
1993164211
1992179222
1991163201
1990172217
1989168195
1988156196
1987133173
1986132160
1985114139
1984133164
1983148180
1982125150
1981139161
1980155201
1979146170

Map of recent crashes in OL1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL1

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL1

The 24 most recent collisions in OL1 happened between 12 February and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL1

The A627 has the most collisions in OL1, 485 of 5,370 (9%), followed by the A62 (483).

Collisions in OL1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627485705334
2ndA62483666454
3rdA671393539448
4thB6477351439234
5thA672331468460
6thB6194303388035
7thA627(M)148250620
8thA66312217813
9thB619110513008
10thA604810415207
11thB619586121112
12thA6697010306
13thB6193262902
14thB6197233004
15thB64737901
16thB61255501

Council areas covering OL1

Collisions in OL1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Oldham has 5,344 of 5,370 (99.5%).

Collisions in OL1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham5,3447,11645583
2ndRochdale233201

Towns in OL1

Collisions in OL1 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Oldham (4,375) and Chadderton (177).