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OL5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 862 road traffic collisions in the OL5 postcode district, Tameside, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 142 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
862
2,256th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,156
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
142
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for OL5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight71082%

What the data shows

  • OL5 had 60 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 113 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in OL5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 236 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL5, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in OL5.

Where OL5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,256th
Most casualties
2,265th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,369th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (12%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph750 (87%)
  • 40 mph71 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant596 (52%)
  • Pedestrian266 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL5 peaked at 33 in 1990; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202469
202367
202266
202159
202044
20191015
201856
2017917
2016612
2015914
2014714
201378
2012815
2011610
20101115
20091518
20081217
20072134
20061724
20051521
20042228
20031520
20022531
20013145
20002029
19992233
19982633
19972529
19962950
19953249
19943242
19932836
19923034
19912226
19903337
19892226
19882832
19873148
19861925
19852122
19842630
19832441
19822936
19812325
19803237
19792732

Map of recent crashes in OL5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL5

The 24 most recent collisions in OL5 happened between 29 June 2021 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL5

The A635 has the most collisions in OL5, 195 of 862 (23%), followed by the A670 (190).

Collisions in OL5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635195274528
2ndA670190242335
3rdB617583119018
4thB6177508312

Council areas covering OL5

Collisions in OL5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tameside has 848 of 862 (98%).

Collisions in OL5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTameside8481,13910141
2ndOldham131601

Town in OL5

Of the 862 collisions in OL5, 643 (75%) were in Mossley.