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Rochdale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1991, and 1,276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1990 (934), and casualties rose from 1,230.

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

Collisions in 1991
995
Up 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,276
Up 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Rochdale in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious13814%
  • Slight84385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious14611%
  • Slight1,11587%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1991 is highlighted, with 995, up 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (16%)
  • Sunday95 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.2%)
  • February66 (6.6%)
  • March68 (6.8%)
  • April93 (9.3%)
  • May86 (8.6%)
  • June90 (9%)
  • July84 (8.4%)
  • August105 (11%)
  • September79 (7.9%)
  • October74 (7.4%)
  • November101 (10%)
  • December67 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight740 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (61%)
  • Wet or damp363 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph777 (78%)
  • 40 mph119 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph58 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway781 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (14%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (54%)
  • Pedestrian335 (26%)
  • Cyclist89 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 583 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 10103 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1590 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20196 (15%)
  • 21 to 25192 (15%)
  • 26 to 35220 (17%)
  • 36 to 45163 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (48%)
  • Pedestrian335 (26%)
  • Passenger324 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,306 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 69th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1991

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1991: 136, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58136173324
2ndA664113152115
3rdA671679509
4thM62467517
5thA680414813
6thA640324407
7thB6266273104
8thA6045182313
9thA6046182121
10thB6225172504
11thA627(M)162301
12thA669132204
13thA576121500
14thB6223111503
15thB6189101502
16thB622281101
17thB645281100
18thB63777700
19thA60336701
20thA60606702

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1991

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 487.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1991

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1991: 237.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years