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Rochdale road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2000, and 1,349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (989), and casualties rose from 1,346.

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

Collisions in 2000
980
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,349
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
6.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Rochdale in 2000 were fatal and 6.5% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious646.5%
  • Slight90793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious826.1%
  • Slight1,25893%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 980, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (16%)
  • Wednesday154 (16%)
  • Thursday122 (12%)
  • Friday155 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.9%)
  • February75 (7.7%)
  • March64 (6.5%)
  • April74 (7.6%)
  • May92 (9.4%)
  • June73 (7.4%)
  • July77 (7.9%)
  • August72 (7.3%)
  • September97 (9.9%)
  • October100 (10%)
  • November83 (8.5%)
  • December86 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds735 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry545 (56%)
  • Wet or damp422 (43%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph754 (77%)
  • 40 mph77 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph119 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (21%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant876 (65%)
  • Pedestrian248 (18%)
  • Cyclist90 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1099 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 15127 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20181 (13%)
  • 21 to 25138 (10%)
  • 26 to 35287 (21%)
  • 36 to 45205 (15%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (52%)
  • Passenger406 (30%)
  • Pedestrian248 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,423 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 69th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2000

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2000: 131, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58131171012
2ndA66491125111
3rdM627814123
4thA671456005
5thA627(M)356210
6thA680344600
7thA640293900
8thB6223202701
9thA6046172002
10thB6222152902
11thB6225152003
12thA576131710
13thA6045132001
14thA669111810
15thB64529910
16thB61898800
17thB62668901
18thA60607700
19thB61946701
20thB63776700

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2000

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 471.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2000

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2000: 253.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years