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Rochdale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1989, and 1,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (902), and casualties rose from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 1989
952
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,230
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious12113%
  • Slight81786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious12910%
  • Slight1,08788%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 952, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (12%)
  • Wednesday111 (12%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday184 (19%)
  • Saturday156 (16%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (5.9%)
  • February74 (7.8%)
  • March72 (7.6%)
  • April77 (8.1%)
  • May79 (8.3%)
  • June68 (7.1%)
  • July76 (8%)
  • August86 (9%)
  • September87 (9.1%)
  • October91 (9.6%)
  • November102 (11%)
  • December84 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry569 (60%)
  • Wet or damp364 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph727 (76%)
  • 40 mph119 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph56 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway729 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (50%)
  • Pedestrian325 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (8%)
  • Cyclist93 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (6.4%)
  • 6 to 10105 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (17%)
  • 21 to 25165 (13%)
  • 26 to 35215 (17%)
  • 36 to 45131 (11%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (47%)
  • Passenger331 (27%)
  • Pedestrian325 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,146 (72%)
  • Motorcycle111 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 82nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1989

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1989: 140, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58140189315
2ndA664111160218
3rdM62507126
4thA6714772110
5thA640333602
6thA680284114
7thB6266273503
8thB6225202405
9thA576192301
10thA6045182200
11thA627152202
12thA669141501
13thB6222142511
14thB6223131411
15thA6033121304
16thA6046101102
17thA606091411
18thB645281100
19thA67271000
20thB61897801

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1989

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 460.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1989

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1989: 255.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years