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Rochdale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2005, and 1,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (818), and casualties rose from 1,151.

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

Collisions in 2005
830
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,200
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Rochdale in 2005 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious607.2%
  • Slight76492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious695.8%
  • Slight1,12594%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 830, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday127 (15%)
  • Saturday136 (16%)
  • Sunday101 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.2%)
  • February68 (8.2%)
  • March64 (7.7%)
  • April76 (9.2%)
  • May78 (9.4%)
  • June62 (7.5%)
  • July70 (8.4%)
  • August58 (7%)
  • September61 (7.3%)
  • October68 (8.2%)
  • November93 (11%)
  • December64 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds644 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry545 (66%)
  • Wet or damp272 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1%)
  • 30 mph680 (82%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph84 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway595 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (17%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (64%)
  • Pedestrian172 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (6%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20191 (16%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (18%)
  • 36 to 45208 (17%)
  • 46 to 55120 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (54%)
  • Passenger378 (32%)
  • Pedestrian172 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,175 (76%)
  • Motorcycle82 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 62nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2005

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2005, with 90 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2005

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2005: 104, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58104142011
2ndA6647811415
3rdM626711201
4thA671589106
5thA640376301
6thA680253600
7thA6046222703
8thA6045163003
9thA669161701
10thB6225162411
11thA576152100
12thB6222152201
13thB6266141801
14thA627(M)132200
15thB6452111801
16thB622391200
17thB618961000
18thA60604400
19thB61944501
20thB63774500

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2005

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 405.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2005

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2005: 220.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years