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Failsworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,189 road traffic collisions in Failsworth, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 266 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,189
427th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,864
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
266
284 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Failsworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious26612%
  • Slight1,90487%

What the data shows

  • Failsworth had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 304 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Failsworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 610 children under 16 were killed or injured in Failsworth, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Failsworth.

Where Failsworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
427th
Most casualties
414th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
554th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday322 (15%)
  • Tuesday302 (14%)
  • Wednesday292 (13%)
  • Thursday299 (14%)
  • Friday416 (19%)
  • Saturday351 (16%)
  • Sunday207 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,543 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit609 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,933 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,139 (98%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,743 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds306 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,484 (52%)
  • Pedestrian728 (25%)
  • Cyclist213 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant82 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Failsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Failsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Failsworth peaked at 84 in 1994; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251213
20241421
20231215
20221419
20211723
20201013
20192130
20181218
20172329
20161818
20151928
20142229
20131823
20122835
20113344
20103849
20092643
20082939
20073952
20065277
20055271
20045486
20035579
20025164
20016094
20007899
199967101
19986884
199782119
19966086
19956677
199484114
19936599
19926982
199177101
19906276
19896884
19887186
19877091
19866265
19855666
19847183
19836475
19825971
19816474
19805565
19794254

Map of recent crashes in Failsworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Failsworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Failsworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Failsworth happened between 9 March 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Failsworth

The A62 has the most collisions in Failsworth, 981 of 2,189 (45%), followed by the A663 (23).

Collisions in Failsworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629811,33110122
2ndA663233303
3rdA6104101201
4thM604900
5thA6713800

Council areas covering Failsworth

Collisions in Failsworth were recorded in 2 council areas. Oldham has 2,172 of 2,189 (99%).

Collisions in Failsworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham2,1722,84218264
2ndManchester111411

Postcode districts in Failsworth

Collisions in Failsworth were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by M35 (2,060) and OL8 (107).