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Rochdale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 989 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 1999, and 1,346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (970), and casualties fell from 1,382.

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

Collisions in 1999
989
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,346
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Rochdale in 1999 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious888.9%
  • Slight89590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious957.1%
  • Slight1,24492%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 989, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (16%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday164 (17%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.7%)
  • February55 (5.6%)
  • March70 (7.1%)
  • April83 (8.4%)
  • May84 (8.5%)
  • June88 (8.9%)
  • July87 (8.8%)
  • August79 (8%)
  • September75 (7.6%)
  • October98 (9.9%)
  • November94 (9.5%)
  • December90 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (55%)
  • Wet or damp423 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph793 (80%)
  • 40 mph66 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph103 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (19%)
  • Roundabout59 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant849 (63%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)
  • Cyclist94 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10105 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20171 (13%)
  • 21 to 25148 (11%)
  • 26 to 35291 (22%)
  • 36 to 45193 (14%)
  • 46 to 55137 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (54%)
  • Passenger377 (28%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,426 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4%)
  • Motorcycle46 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 66th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 1999

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 1999: 136, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58136185112
2ndA66410814018
3rdM627913827
4thA671456601
5thA640436404
6thA680213112
7thA627(M)203003
8thB6222193402
9thA6046172700
10thB6223172201
11thB6266172401
12thA669161900
13thB6225141602
14thB6377141811
15thA576121401
16thB6189101100
17thA60457801
18thA60606600
19thB645261100
20thA60335700

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 1999

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 482.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 1999

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 1999: 237.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years