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Rochdale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 850 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1983, and 1,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (865), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 1983
850
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,063
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Rochdale in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious17220%
  • Slight65978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious18918%
  • Slight85580%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 850, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday146 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.9%)
  • February60 (7.1%)
  • March67 (7.9%)
  • April68 (8%)
  • May59 (6.9%)
  • June61 (7.2%)
  • July87 (10%)
  • August80 (9.4%)
  • September76 (8.9%)
  • October67 (7.9%)
  • November82 (9.6%)
  • December76 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight569 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds638 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (58%)
  • Wet or damp340 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (80%)
  • 40 mph89 (10%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph49 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway689 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (38%)
  • Pedestrian330 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1099 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1594 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20244 (23%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (45%)
  • Pedestrian330 (31%)
  • Passenger257 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (64%)
  • Motorcycle168 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 91st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1983

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1983: 119, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58119147221
2ndA6647697312
3rdA6714859116
4thA6804060212
5thM62395812
6thA640222805
7thA669212513
8thB6225212417
9thA6046202403
10thB6266192001
11thB6222162513
12thB6189111201
13thA576101302
14thA604591211
15thA606081003
16thB622381802
17thA60337703
18thA627(M)7901
19thA6276800
20thB63776812

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1983

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 393.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1983

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1983: 211.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years