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Rochdale road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 939 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1993, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (958), and casualties fell from 1,270.

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

Collisions in 1993
939
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,229
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Rochdale in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight80486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious13811%
  • Slight1,08388%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1993 is highlighted, with 939, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (18%)
  • Wednesday111 (12%)
  • Thursday133 (14%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (9.7%)
  • February60 (6.4%)
  • March73 (7.8%)
  • April70 (7.5%)
  • May84 (8.9%)
  • June87 (9.3%)
  • July83 (8.8%)
  • August77 (8.2%)
  • September62 (6.6%)
  • October79 (8.4%)
  • November87 (9.3%)
  • December86 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight688 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry546 (58%)
  • Wet or damp360 (38%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph759 (81%)
  • 40 mph106 (11%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway738 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (13%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant691 (56%)
  • Pedestrian290 (24%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3%)
  • Van occupant37 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1096 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1590 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (14%)
  • 21 to 25175 (14%)
  • 26 to 35269 (22%)
  • 36 to 45142 (12%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.5%)
  • Over 7536 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (49%)
  • Passenger342 (28%)
  • Pedestrian290 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4%)
  • Motorcycle63 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 71st most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1993

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1993: 127, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58127167320
2ndA664108132017
3rdA671607909
4thA680445504
5thM62375324
6thA640303602
7thA6046263702
8thB6266263305
9thB6225192304
10thA669162101
11thB6222153203
12thB6452152303
13thA576111910
14thB6189111401
15thB6223111700
16thA6045102101
17thA606091603
18thA60337701
19thA627(M)71200
20thB61947701

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1993

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 471.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1993

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1993: 256.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years