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Rochdale road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 848 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1986, and 1,069 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (837), and casualties rose from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 1986
848
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,069
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Rochdale in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious14417%
  • Slight69282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious16215%
  • Slight89584%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 848, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday142 (17%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.2%)
  • February53 (6.3%)
  • March59 (7%)
  • April59 (7%)
  • May70 (8.3%)
  • June57 (6.7%)
  • July95 (11%)
  • August79 (9.3%)
  • September79 (9.3%)
  • October64 (7.5%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December77 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry484 (57%)
  • Wet or damp331 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.7%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph687 (81%)
  • 40 mph92 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (45%)
  • Pedestrian302 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (12%)
  • Cyclist79 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1080 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20252 (24%)
  • 21 to 25118 (11%)
  • 26 to 35171 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.7%)
  • Over 7532 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (47%)
  • Pedestrian302 (28%)
  • Passenger269 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car977 (69%)
  • Motorcycle125 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 94th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1986

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1986: 129, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58129162320
2ndA66483104313
3rdA671546117
4thM62386528
5thA640344417
6thA680294215
7thB6266232806
8thA669202203
9thA6046182203
10thB6222182114
11thB6223171801
12thA6045162304
13thB6225152102
14thA6033131803
15thA60609904
16thB61898802
17thA5767801
18thA6277802
19thB64527800
20thA627(M)4501

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1986

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 391.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1986

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1986: 193.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years