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Rochdale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 936 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1987, and 1,206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1986 (848), and casualties rose from 1,069.

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

Collisions in 1987
936
Up 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,206
Up 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Rochdale in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious15416%
  • Slight76582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.5%
  • Serious18115%
  • Slight1,00783%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 936, up 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday176 (19%)
  • Saturday131 (14%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6%)
  • February62 (6.6%)
  • March81 (8.7%)
  • April74 (7.9%)
  • May76 (8.1%)
  • June84 (9%)
  • July92 (9.8%)
  • August76 (8.1%)
  • September74 (7.9%)
  • October84 (9%)
  • November90 (9.6%)
  • December87 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds731 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (58%)
  • Wet or damp370 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph727 (78%)
  • 40 mph110 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph38 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph60 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway726 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (49%)
  • Pedestrian331 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (10%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1093 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 15106 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20219 (18%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35231 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (48%)
  • Pedestrian331 (27%)
  • Passenger302 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,137 (72%)
  • Motorcycle123 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Rochdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochdale ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 76th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1987

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1987: 139, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58139172225
2ndA664103144119
3rdA671526048
4thM62467127
5thA680425727
6thA640334215
7thA6046304006
8thB6225213113
9thA669172201
10thB6223161814
11thB6266161704
12thA627151800
13thA6045122203
14thB6222121502
15thB6452121805
16thA6033111402
17thB6189111404
18thA576101011
19thA606081101
20thB63775500

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1987

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 426.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1987

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1987: 238.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years