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Rochdale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 837 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1985, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (854), and casualties rose from 1,030.

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

Collisions in 1985
837
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,053
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Rochdale in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious15018%
  • Slight67581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious17316%
  • Slight86582%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1985 is highlighted, with 837, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday168 (20%)
  • Saturday115 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.4%)
  • February59 (7%)
  • March51 (6.1%)
  • April70 (8.4%)
  • May68 (8.1%)
  • June64 (7.6%)
  • July76 (9.1%)
  • August73 (8.7%)
  • September71 (8.5%)
  • October76 (9.1%)
  • November78 (9.3%)
  • December81 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight550 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds654 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (57%)
  • Wet or damp336 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph649 (78%)
  • 40 mph107 (13%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph60 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway663 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.6%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (43%)
  • Pedestrian296 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (13%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1082 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1598 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20204 (19%)
  • 21 to 25149 (14%)
  • 26 to 35172 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (46%)
  • Pedestrian296 (28%)
  • Passenger268 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car920 (67%)
  • Motorcycle141 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 92nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1985

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1985: 122, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58122154330
2ndA66484100215
3rdA671466108
4thM62467635
5thA680365407
6thA640343703
7thB6225202305
8thA6046192702
9thB6222152203
10thB6223151701
11thB6266151502
12thA669131813
13thA576121810
14thA627(M)111501
15thA604591821
16thA603381101
17thA606081202
18thB63777701
19thB61895501
20thB64524402

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1985

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 399.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1985

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1985: 201.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1985.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years