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Rochdale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 970 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1998, and 1,382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (922), and casualties rose from 1,297.

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

Collisions in 1998
970
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,382
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1998

1% of collisions in Rochdale in 1998 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious646.6%
  • Slight89692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious765.5%
  • Slight1,29594%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1998 is highlighted, with 970, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday138 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday170 (18%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.4%)
  • February71 (7.3%)
  • March77 (7.9%)
  • April80 (8.2%)
  • May77 (7.9%)
  • June87 (9%)
  • July70 (7.2%)
  • August95 (9.8%)
  • September80 (8.2%)
  • October94 (9.7%)
  • November80 (8.2%)
  • December87 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds702 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (55%)
  • Wet or damp417 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph714 (74%)
  • 40 mph78 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph141 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (21%)
  • Roundabout69 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant927 (67%)
  • Pedestrian226 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10100 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 15107 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20172 (12%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35313 (23%)
  • 36 to 45201 (15%)
  • 46 to 55143 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.7%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider733 (53%)
  • Passenger423 (31%)
  • Pedestrian226 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,446 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (1.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Rochdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Rochdale ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 75th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1998

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1998: 133, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58133184114
2ndM629115416
3rdA6648612224
4thA627(M)437500
5thA671365215
6thA640283811
7thA680254412
8thB6225203111
9thA6046171900
10thB6222152400
11thB6266141701
12thB6452131700
13thA669121900
14thA576111200
15thB6189101301
16thB622391201
17thA60458900
18thA606081000
19thA66371200
20thB63936702

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1998

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 454.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1998

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1998: 247.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Rochdale road accidents in other years