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Rochdale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 818 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2004, and 1,151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (882), and casualties fell from 1,204.

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

Collisions in 2004
818
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,151
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Rochdale in 2004 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious708.6%
  • Slight74391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious756.5%
  • Slight1,07193%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 818, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (14%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (10%)
  • February56 (6.8%)
  • March71 (8.7%)
  • April84 (10%)
  • May63 (7.7%)
  • June63 (7.7%)
  • July61 (7.5%)
  • August71 (8.7%)
  • September74 (9%)
  • October57 (7%)
  • November64 (7.8%)
  • December71 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry483 (59%)
  • Wet or damp313 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph657 (80%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph107 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (21%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant726 (63%)
  • Pedestrian193 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist55 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1593 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20176 (15%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (21%)
  • 36 to 45182 (16%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (53%)
  • Passenger345 (30%)
  • Pedestrian193 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,188 (79%)
  • Motorcycle97 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rochdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rochdale ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 74th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2004

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2004, with 110 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2004

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2004: 108, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5810814817
2ndM628313513
3rdA6647510502
4thA671588704
5thA640344914
6thA680273506
7thA6046192802
8thA627(M)172601
9thB6222142001
10thA669121401
11thB6225101313
12thB6452102011
13thB637791201
14thA604581002
15thB62668800
16thA60337801
17thB618971502
18thB62237800
19thA5766801
20thA60606700

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2004

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 407.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2004

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2004: 215.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years