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Chadderton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,455 road traffic collisions in Chadderton, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 543 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1979
4,455
233rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,139
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
65 people killed
Serious collisions
543
595 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Chadderton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal601.3%
  • Serious54312%
  • Slight3,85286%

What the data shows

  • Chadderton had 377 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 677 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Chadderton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,229 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chadderton, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Chadderton.

Where Chadderton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
233rd
Most casualties
213th
Most fatal collisions
184th
Most serious collisions
314th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday659 (15%)
  • Tuesday617 (14%)
  • Wednesday698 (16%)
  • Thursday674 (15%)
  • Friday747 (17%)
  • Saturday592 (13%)
  • Sunday468 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,245 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,131 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,263 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway996 (22%)
  • Roundabout73 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded74 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph3,000 (67%)
  • 40 mph1,336 (30%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph54 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,466 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds739 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,673 (60%)
  • Pedestrian1,243 (20%)
  • Cyclist387 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist380 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant161 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant152 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chadderton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chadderton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chadderton peaked at 156 in 1992; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20243545
20232535
20222946
20213242
20203147
20194972
20184762
20176888
20163660
20154560
20145788
20135078
20125384
201165108
20106286
20095182
200889142
200788125
2006117161
2005108174
2004122174
2003114162
2002108153
2001143184
2000103139
1999109151
1998107178
1997138195
1996143198
1995151213
1994153222
1993136180
1992156199
1991143180
1990131179
1989133177
1988104146
1987125156
1986124150
1985117138
1984113139
198397133
1982132183
1981129157
1980125164
1979137173

Map of recent crashes in Chadderton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chadderton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chadderton

The 24 most recent collisions in Chadderton happened between 13 January and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chadderton

The A663 has the most collisions in Chadderton, 1,152 of 4,455 (26%), followed by the A669 (519).

Collisions in Chadderton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6631,1521,72822125
2ndA669519770763
3rdB6189317394445
4thA6104202278528
5thA62173234227
6thB6190152207124
7thB6393123191320
8thB6195121153314
9thM60558335
10thA627437004
11thB6191232501
12thB6125121303
13thA627(M)101000
14thA6337801
15thB51895610
16thA6714400
17thA6643300
18thB61993300

Council areas covering Chadderton

Collisions in Chadderton were recorded in 4 council areas. Oldham has 4,380 of 4,455 (98%).

Collisions in Chadderton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham4,3806,04560532
2ndRochdale455607
3rdManchester222803
4thBury4601

Postcode districts in Chadderton

Collisions in Chadderton were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by OL9 (3,985) and M24 (240).