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Rochdale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 796 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1979, and 992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 30,886 collisions in Rochdale.

Collisions in 1979
796
Casualties in 1979
992
Fatal collisions
21
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Rochdale in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight65482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious13714%
  • Slight83484%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 796.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (16%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (12%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (5.7%)
  • February70 (8.8%)
  • March60 (7.5%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May65 (8.2%)
  • June63 (7.9%)
  • July57 (7.2%)
  • August74 (9.3%)
  • September94 (12%)
  • October65 (8.2%)
  • November75 (9.4%)
  • December69 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (56%)
  • Wet or damp307 (39%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.6%)
  • Snow16 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph631 (79%)
  • 40 mph92 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph39 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway664 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (34%)
  • Pedestrian327 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (16%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10116 (12%)
  • 11 to 15103 (10%)
  • 16 to 20205 (21%)
  • 21 to 25100 (10%)
  • 26 to 35154 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (44%)
  • Pedestrian327 (33%)
  • Passenger229 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (61%)
  • Motorcycle186 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rochdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochdale ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 103rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1979

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1979: 99, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5899117418
2ndA66485101014
3rdA671383902
4thA680384305
5thM62314925
6thA640253617
7thA6046242505
8thA627233623
9thB6222152014
10thA669101200
11thA603391213
12thA606092111
13thA5768902
14thA60458901
15thB61897802
16thB622571601
17thA627(M)6810
18thB62666700
19thB62235500
20thB64525600

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1979

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 383.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1979

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1979: 191.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1979, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years