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Rochdale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2006, and 901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2005 (830), and casualties fell from 1,200.

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

Collisions in 2006
642
Down 23% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
901
Down 25% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Rochdale in 2006 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious528.1%
  • Slight58591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious556.1%
  • Slight84193%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2006 is highlighted, with 642, down 23% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.1%)
  • February50 (7.8%)
  • March54 (8.4%)
  • April48 (7.5%)
  • May52 (8.1%)
  • June56 (8.7%)
  • July56 (8.7%)
  • August44 (6.9%)
  • September60 (9.3%)
  • October61 (9.5%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December50 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (64%)
  • Wet or damp224 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph481 (75%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph91 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (23%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (64%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20146 (16%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35177 (20%)
  • 36 to 45143 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (56%)
  • Passenger265 (29%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car965 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 94th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2006

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2006, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2006

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2006: 92, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA589213527
2ndA6647512306
3rdM627511004
4thA671304713
5thA640253212
6thA6045193403
7thA680141704
8thA6046131600
9thA6033101801
10thA5769902
11thB645291300
12thA627(M)81300
13thA6698901
14thB61898900
15thB62238900
16thB62227800
17thB62257701
18thB63777701
19thM606600
20thA60605701

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2006

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 295.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2006

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2006: 144.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years