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Rochdale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30,886 road traffic collisions in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025, and 41,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 388 were fatal and 4,058 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 219 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (189), and casualties rose from 257 to 276.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
30,886
94th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41,485
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
388
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
219
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Rochdale

1.3% of collisions in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3881.3%
  • Serious4,05813%
  • Slight26,44086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4041%
  • Serious4,52911%
  • Slight36,55288%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. In 2025 there were 219, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 219
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025219276
2024189257
2023182249
2022209272
2021230303
2020179237
2019277405
2018260328
2017304418
2016233365
2015249386
2014323478
2013255392
2012309429
2011361498
2010404597
2009481697
2008571801
2007590847
2006642901
20058301,200
20048181,151
20038821,204
20028611,275
20019161,292
20009801,349
19999891,346
19989701,382
19979221,297
19969531,314
19959531,280
19941,0031,321
19939391,229
19929581,270
19919951,276
19909341,230
19899521,230
19889021,140
19879361,206
19868481,069
19858371,053
19848541,030
19838501,063
19828651,086
19818001,000
19808761,064
1979796992

When and where crashes happen in Rochdale

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,347 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,403 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,428 (14%)
  • Thursday4,514 (15%)
  • Friday5,281 (17%)
  • Saturday4,436 (14%)
  • Sunday3,477 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,151 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59437 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,140 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,831 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,434 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,216 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,458 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,219 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,423 (7.8%)
  • February2,329 (7.5%)
  • March2,394 (7.8%)
  • April2,445 (7.9%)
  • May2,571 (8.3%)
  • June2,559 (8.3%)
  • July2,639 (8.5%)
  • August2,595 (8.4%)
  • September2,659 (8.6%)
  • October2,730 (8.8%)
  • November2,907 (9.4%)
  • December2,635 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,801 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,342 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown312 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting310 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit121 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,432 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds646 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds533 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds219 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist125 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds103 (0.3%)
  • Other279 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded389 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,473 (60%)
  • Wet or damp11,625 (38%)
  • Frost or ice490 (1.6%)
  • Snow199 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep46 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph396 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph23,977 (78%)
  • 40 mph3,031 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph136 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph727 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2,611 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23,230 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway5,141 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,379 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road594 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded542 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rochdale

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,352 (56%)
  • Pedestrian9,100 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist3,064 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist2,585 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant1,160 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant907 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)466 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant455 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant192 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant181 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,805 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 102,987 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 153,231 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 206,555 (16%)
  • 21 to 255,155 (12%)
  • 26 to 357,978 (19%)
  • 36 to 455,338 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,687 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 652,297 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,418 (3.4%)
  • Over 75994 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,003 (51%)
  • Passenger11,382 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9,100 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40,928 (75%)
  • Motorcycle3,248 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,059 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2,648 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,102 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,151 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car664 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle460 (0.8%)
  • Minibus217 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (under 0.1%)
  • Other22 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rochdale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rochdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rochdale ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 94th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
91stBarnsley31,16342,5985555,380
92ndGuildford31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale (this area)30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham29,56637,4232833,884

Accident hotspots in Rochdale

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale, with 1,232 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025: 4,283, including 77 fatal and 590 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584,2835,75377590
2ndA6643,1824,31749426
3rdM622,0953,44244192
4thA6711,6812,29516216
5thA6401,1621,57615135
6thA6801,0841,50718160
7thA6046721922695
8thB62255387581096
9thB6266518641262
10thB62225077471279
11thA627(M)444674324
12thA60454356451362
13thA669430546447
14thA576390518645
15thB6223386494238
16thB6452308432443
17thB6189291394236
18thA6033230323545
19thB6377224292627
20thA6060206286428

Towns in Rochdale

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 14,820.

Postcode districts in Rochdale

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025: 7,506.

Latest crashes in Rochdale

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rochdale, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity