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Rochdale road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2007, and 847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (642), and casualties fell from 901.

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

Collisions in 2007
590
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
847
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight52589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious758.9%
  • Slight76991%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 590, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (16%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.2%)
  • February48 (8.1%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April56 (9.5%)
  • May43 (7.3%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July48 (8.1%)
  • August46 (7.8%)
  • September56 (9.5%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November37 (6.3%)
  • December49 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (65%)
  • Wet or damp199 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph439 (74%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (1%)
  • 70 mph78 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (65%)
  • Pedestrian137 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (16%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35179 (21%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (54%)
  • Passenger249 (29%)
  • Pedestrian137 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 101st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2007

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2007, with 73 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2007

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2007: 91, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5891113210
2ndM62609602
3rdA664518909
4thA671284403
5thA680212803
6thA640171902
7thA627(M)142000
8thA669131501
9thB6222101302
10thB6223101401
11thB626691301
12thA604681001
13thB645281200
14thA603371402
15thA604561000
16thB62256901
17thA5765800
18thB61895801
19thA60604600
20thB63774701

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2007

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 280.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2007

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2007: 148.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years