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Rochdale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 902 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1988, and 1,140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (936), and casualties fell from 1,206.

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

Collisions in 1988
902
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,140
Down 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Rochdale in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious11413%
  • Slight77586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,00088%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 902, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (12%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.2%)
  • February78 (8.6%)
  • March72 (8%)
  • April83 (9.2%)
  • May67 (7.4%)
  • June65 (7.2%)
  • July87 (9.6%)
  • August80 (8.9%)
  • September69 (7.6%)
  • October84 (9.3%)
  • November82 (9.1%)
  • December70 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (58%)
  • Wet or damp365 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph711 (79%)
  • 40 mph90 (10%)
  • 50 mph27 (3%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (16%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (48%)
  • Pedestrian327 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 10104 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 15104 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (20%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (45%)
  • Pedestrian327 (29%)
  • Passenger305 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (74%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.9%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 84th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1988

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1988: 129, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58129178413
2ndA66492108111
3rdM62618613
4thA671507108
5thA6803550012
6thA640283324
7thB6222202101
8thB6225192504
9thB6266182202
10thB6223161804
11thA6046141600
12thA669141503
13thA6045122001
14thA627121401
15thA6033101101
16thA5768800
17thB61898910
18thB61948902
19thA60606700
20thB63776700

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1988

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 425.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1988

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1988: 216.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years