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Rochdale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 800 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1981, and 1,000 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (876), and casualties fell from 1,064.

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

Collisions in 1981
800
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,000
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1981

1% of collisions in Rochdale in 1981 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious14919%
  • Slight64380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight82983%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 800, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (16%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (13%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.2%)
  • February59 (7.4%)
  • March68 (8.5%)
  • April42 (5.3%)
  • May72 (9%)
  • June74 (9.3%)
  • July74 (9.3%)
  • August69 (8.6%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October78 (9.8%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December54 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (58%)
  • Wet or damp303 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3%)
  • Snow8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph646 (81%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph49 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (38%)
  • Pedestrian280 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (19%)
  • Cyclist65 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1095 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1593 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20239 (24%)
  • 21 to 25101 (10%)
  • 26 to 35166 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (47%)
  • Pedestrian280 (28%)
  • Passenger255 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (63%)
  • Motorcycle196 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Rochdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochdale ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 102nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1981

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1981: 94, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5894112215
2ndA66489113017
3rdM62416108
4thA680324209
5thA671293617
6thA6046263603
7thA627192504
8thA640192304
9thA576131603
10thB6223121402
11thA669111202
12thA6045101513
13thB6266101000
14thB622291501
15thB622591104
16thA6638802
17thA603371201
18thA60605501
19thA627(M)5901
20thA6725601

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1981

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 378.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1981

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1981: 187.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years