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Rochdale road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1994, and 1,321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1993 (939), and casualties rose from 1,229.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,003
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,321
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Rochdale in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious11511%
  • Slight87687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1319.9%
  • Slight1,17889%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,003, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (14%)
  • Wednesday151 (15%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.1%)
  • February69 (6.9%)
  • March73 (7.3%)
  • April79 (7.9%)
  • May79 (7.9%)
  • June89 (8.9%)
  • July88 (8.8%)
  • August70 (7%)
  • September83 (8.3%)
  • October88 (8.8%)
  • November98 (9.8%)
  • December106 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight728 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (56%)
  • Wet or damp421 (42%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph776 (77%)
  • 40 mph138 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway777 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (63%)
  • Pedestrian270 (20%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (5%)
  • 6 to 10117 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20167 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (15%)
  • 26 to 35258 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (11%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.6%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (53%)
  • Passenger347 (26%)
  • Pedestrian270 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,446 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Rochdale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rochdale ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 64th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1994

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1994: 146, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58146195312
2ndA664115164410
3rdA671455909
4thA640445903
5thM62437105
6thA680415713
7thA6046253002
8thB6222203001
9thB6266202302
10thA627(M)172201
11thB6223152302
12thA669141801
13thA6045131502
14thA6033111402
15thB6189111902
16thB6225111502
17thA57691401
18thB61947900
19thB62246601
20thB63776900

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1994

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 502.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1994

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1994: 271.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years