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Rochdale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 934 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1990, and 1,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (952), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1990
934
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,230
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1990

1.1% of collisions in Rochdale in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15116%
  • Slight77383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious17014%
  • Slight1,05085%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 934, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday123 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.1%)
  • February65 (7%)
  • March70 (7.5%)
  • April59 (6.3%)
  • May69 (7.4%)
  • June94 (10%)
  • July76 (8.1%)
  • August83 (8.9%)
  • September85 (9.1%)
  • October98 (10%)
  • November89 (9.5%)
  • December70 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (58%)
  • Wet or damp379 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph720 (77%)
  • 40 mph129 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (54%)
  • Pedestrian328 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 10102 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20211 (17%)
  • 21 to 25178 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (10%)
  • 46 to 5584 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (46%)
  • Passenger338 (27%)
  • Pedestrian328 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,167 (75%)
  • Motorcycle103 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 83rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1990

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1990: 141, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58141191021
2ndA664103133214
3rdA6717095210
4thM62395908
5thA680343915
6thA6046294013
7thA640283206
8thA6045192406
9thB6266172004
10thB6222162203
11thB6225151901
12thA576121702
13thA627(M)111501
14thB6223111200
15thB6377101101
16thB645291212
17thA66961002
18thA60605900
19thA62751000
20thB62245500

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1990

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 458.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1990

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1990: 233.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years