Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rochdale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 953 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1996, and 1,314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995, and casualties rose from 1,280.

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

Collisions in 1996
953
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,314
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Rochdale in 1996 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious858.9%
  • Slight86491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious916.9%
  • Slight1,21993%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1996 is highlighted, with 953, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (12%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (15%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.5%)
  • February72 (7.6%)
  • March67 (7%)
  • April81 (8.5%)
  • May87 (9.1%)
  • June94 (9.9%)
  • July82 (8.6%)
  • August79 (8.3%)
  • September79 (8.3%)
  • October79 (8.3%)
  • November83 (8.7%)
  • December79 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry576 (60%)
  • Wet or damp344 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.7%)
  • Snow16 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph739 (78%)
  • 40 mph90 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph94 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (18%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant865 (66%)
  • Pedestrian242 (18%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1093 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1595 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (14%)
  • 21 to 25180 (14%)
  • 26 to 35295 (22%)
  • 36 to 45173 (13%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (52%)
  • Passenger392 (30%)
  • Pedestrian242 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,392 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 73rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1996

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1996: 129, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58129170010
2ndA6648711414
3rdM627712606
4thA640557806
5thA680435714
6thA671395302
7thB6225284403
8thA6046202301
9thA627(M)172600
10thA669172101
11thB6222172504
12thB6223131503
13thB6266131601
14thA576111701
15thB6189111202
16thA603391200
17thB637791412
18thB645291102
19thA60457900
20thB63936900

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1996

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 437.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1996

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1996: 245.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years