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Rochdale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 865 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1982, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (800), and casualties rose from 1,000.

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

Collisions in 1982
865
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,086
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Rochdale in 1982 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious16719%
  • Slight68279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious19118%
  • Slight87981%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 865, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (17%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (14%)
  • Friday153 (18%)
  • Saturday140 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (4.7%)
  • February64 (7.4%)
  • March74 (8.6%)
  • April75 (8.7%)
  • May78 (9%)
  • June59 (6.8%)
  • July80 (9.2%)
  • August83 (9.6%)
  • September63 (7.3%)
  • October84 (9.7%)
  • November71 (8.2%)
  • December93 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry508 (59%)
  • Wet or damp328 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph671 (78%)
  • 40 mph112 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph49 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (14%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (37%)
  • Pedestrian321 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (16%)
  • Cyclist92 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10113 (10%)
  • 11 to 15122 (11%)
  • 16 to 20232 (21%)
  • 21 to 25127 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (44%)
  • Pedestrian321 (30%)
  • Passenger286 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car892 (65%)
  • Motorcycle179 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 93rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1982

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1982: 113, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58113140421
2ndA66498131117
3rdM62355418
4thA640324103
5thA671303708
6thA6046283308
7thA680273104
8thB6266222505
9thA627(M)152412
10thB6225151711
11thA627141605
12thB6222141716
13thA576121202
14thB622391301
15thA60458911
16thA6698902
17thB645281010
18thA60607700
19thA60336901
20thB63776900

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1982

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 398.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1982

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1982: 220.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years