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Oldham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,769 road traffic collisions in Oldham from 1979 to 2025, and 19,295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 138 were fatal and 1,832 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (101).

Collisions since 1979
14,769
84th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
19,295
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
138
144 people killed
Serious collisions
1,832
1,970 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
102
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
127
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Oldham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1380.9%
  • Serious1,83212%
  • Slight12,79987%

What the data shows

  • Oldham had 1,203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 2,202 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Oldham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,588 children under 16 were killed or injured in Oldham, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Oldham.

Where Oldham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
84th
Most casualties
82nd
Most fatal collisions
87th
Most serious collisions
108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,130 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,026 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,140 (14%)
  • Thursday2,256 (15%)
  • Friday2,565 (17%)
  • Saturday2,076 (14%)
  • Sunday1,576 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,730 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,771 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown154 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,399 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,841 (12%)
  • Roundabout656 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road553 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded320 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph254 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph13,927 (94%)
  • 40 mph195 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph352 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,560 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,256 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds263 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds201 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds119 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds43 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.3%)
  • Other97 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded188 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant9,607 (50%)
  • Pedestrian5,637 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist1,241 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist1,100 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant881 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant376 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant241 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant87 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant61 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Oldham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oldham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Oldham peaked at 514 in 1990; 2025 had 102.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102127
2024101142
2023112141
202290122
2021118154
2020103146
2019138190
2018153215
2017168253
2016118148
2015127179
2014181271
2013159241
2012165223
2011207303
2010207306
2009237339
2008286417
2007291383
2006342489
2005365527
2004403543
2003358476
2002346466
2001413588
2000441589
1999431605
1998445616
1997429573
1996429557
1995467600
1994467624
1993459556
1992487612
1991460552
1990514643
1989498589
1988454545
1987386481
1986379460
1985355432
1984389469
1983401458
1982375452
1981382458
1980436545
1979395490

Map of recent crashes in Oldham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Oldham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Oldham

The 24 most recent collisions in Oldham happened between 24 October and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Oldham

The A62 has the most collisions in Oldham, 1,881 of 14,769 (13%), followed by the A627 (1,659).

Collisions in Oldham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA621,8812,53632221
2ndA6271,6592,31425211
3rdB61948411,1024116
4thA6697551,0261087
5thA6104670889492
6thA6048507707166
7thA672501690587
8thA671493664757
9thB6477373466235
10thB6192201288020
11thB6191168198117
12thA627(M)253900
13thB6193252801
14thB6190222504
15thM60172301
16thB64737901
17thB60486702
18thA61945711
19thA6705602
20thM625703
21stA674401
22ndA60443400
23rdA6633301

Council areas covering Oldham

Collisions in Oldham were recorded in 4 council areas. Oldham has 14,743 of 14,769 (99.8%).

Collisions in Oldham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham14,74319,2611381,829
2ndRochdale111302
3rdWigan5601
4thBury3400

Postcode districts in Oldham

Collisions in Oldham were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by OL8 (5,344) and OL1 (4,375).