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Rochdale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1984, and 1,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (850), and casualties fell from 1,063.

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

Collisions in 1984
854
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,030
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1984

2% of collisions in Rochdale in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious14317%
  • Slight69481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious15515%
  • Slight85683%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1984 is highlighted, with 854, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday130 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (16%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.3%)
  • February48 (5.6%)
  • March67 (7.8%)
  • April83 (9.7%)
  • May56 (6.6%)
  • June75 (8.8%)
  • July79 (9.3%)
  • August72 (8.4%)
  • September87 (10%)
  • October80 (9.4%)
  • November82 (9.6%)
  • December71 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds689 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (63%)
  • Wet or damp287 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph683 (80%)
  • 40 mph91 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway710 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian343 (33%)
  • Car occupant337 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (14%)
  • Cyclist104 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 10104 (10%)
  • 11 to 1598 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20198 (19%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.3%)
  • Over 7536 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (45%)
  • Pedestrian343 (33%)
  • Passenger221 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car846 (63%)
  • Motorcycle143 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 91st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1984

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1984: 123, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58123148424
2ndA66499112319
3rdA6714650110
4thM62415306
5thA680385706
6thA640344706
7thB6225253227
8thA6046232913
9thA669131403
10thA6045122113
11thB6222121902
12thB6223121301
13thA576111212
14thB618991000
15thB63778811
16thB626671011
17thB64525501
18thA60604400
19thA627(M)4800
20thA6634400

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1984

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 401.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1984

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1984: 208.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years