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Shaw (Oldham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,655 road traffic collisions in Shaw, Oldham, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 229 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,655
523rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,098
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
229
247 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shaw

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious22914%
  • Slight1,41185%

What the data shows

  • Shaw had 115 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 234 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Shaw were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 497 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shaw, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Shaw.

Where Shaw ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
523rd
Most casualties
517th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
640th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (14%)
  • Wednesday240 (15%)
  • Thursday262 (16%)
  • Friday252 (15%)
  • Saturday236 (14%)
  • Sunday182 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,211 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit417 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,422 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2%)
  • Not recorded46 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,636 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,332 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,024 (49%)
  • Pedestrian576 (27%)
  • Cyclist198 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shaw peaked at 62 in 1997; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251318
20241112
20231114
2022910
2021910
20201013
20191416
20181316
20171011
20161521
20152437
20141825
20131826
20121216
20112230
20102838
20092327
20082639
20072830
20063544
20054560
20043955
20033345
20025369
20015170
20005173
19994051
19985873
19976274
19965666
19955777
19944153
19934656
19925063
19915267
19904558
19895977
19885563
19874863
19864446
19854453
19844855
19834047
19824859
19814350
19805369
19794553

Map of recent crashes in Shaw

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shaw

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shaw

The 24 most recent collisions in Shaw happened between 25 February 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shaw

The A663 has the most collisions in Shaw, 433 of 1,655 (26%), followed by the B6194 (345).

Collisions in Shaw on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6634335651062
2ndB6194345463251
3rdB61974862010
4thA6334400
5thA61943400
6thB61953400

Council areas covering Shaw

Collisions in Shaw were recorded in 3 council areas. Oldham has 1,648 of 1,655 (99.6%).

Collisions in Shaw by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOldham1,6482,09015227
2ndBolton3401
3rdRochdale3300

Postcode district for Shaw

All 1,655 collisions in Shaw were in the OL2 postcode district.