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Royton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,570 road traffic collisions in Royton, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 336 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,570
383rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,406
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
26 people killed
Serious collisions
336
369 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Royton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious33613%
  • Slight2,21186%

What the data shows

  • Royton had 199 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 378 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Royton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 698 children under 16 were killed or injured in Royton, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Royton.

Where Royton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
383rd
Most casualties
359th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
460th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday347 (14%)
  • Tuesday362 (14%)
  • Wednesday377 (15%)
  • Thursday379 (15%)
  • Friday475 (18%)
  • Saturday338 (13%)
  • Sunday292 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,794 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit724 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,362 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,360 (92%)
  • 40 mph168 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph19 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,961 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds455 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,801 (53%)
  • Pedestrian825 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist293 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist242 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Royton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Royton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Royton peaked at 89 in 1997; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251515
20241518
20231824
20221925
20212427
20201218
20192840
20182532
20172336
20162031
20152228
20143858
20132439
20122835
20114459
20102742
20094363
20084560
20074772
20066098
20056387
20047497
20037289
20026994
20015578
200085123
19995975
199885113
199789130
199677113
19956994
199488136
19937898
19927291
19917095
19907995
19897383
19887392
198781100
19867485
19856275
198483102
19836073
19826782
19817591
19808298
19797997

Map of recent crashes in Royton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Royton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Royton

The 24 most recent collisions in Royton happened between 12 June 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Royton

The A671 has the most collisions in Royton, 821 of 2,570 (32%), followed by the A663 (500).

Collisions in Royton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6718211,13710103
2ndA663500681561
3rdB6194260360329
4thB6195162209136
5thA627445405
6thA627(M)183403
7thM626800
8thA6335600
9thA6724510

Council areas covering Royton

Collisions in Royton were recorded in 3 council areas. Oldham has 2,491 of 2,570 (97%).

Collisions in Royton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham2,4913,29121317
2ndRochdale71103218
3rdBolton4601

Postcode districts in Royton

Collisions in Royton were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by OL2 (2,374) and OL3 (70).