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Rochdale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2008, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (590), and casualties fell from 847.

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

Collisions in 2008
571
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
801
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Rochdale in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight49487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious769.5%
  • Slight71790%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 571, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (17%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.6%)
  • February47 (8.2%)
  • March39 (6.8%)
  • April45 (7.9%)
  • May47 (8.2%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July50 (8.8%)
  • August55 (9.6%)
  • September41 (7.2%)
  • October56 (9.8%)
  • November36 (6.3%)
  • December43 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (61%)
  • Wet or damp204 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph436 (76%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (63%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20134 (17%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35150 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (54%)
  • Passenger230 (29%)
  • Pedestrian141 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rochdale ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 98th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2008

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2008, with 81 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2008

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2008: 79, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587910918
2ndM626612514
3rdA664476918
4thA671314006
5thA640222504
6thA680202702
7thB6189152002
8thB6222142314
9thB6223141902
10thA627(M)121702
11thA6045101711
12thA6046101411
13thB626691602
14thB622571001
15thA603361101
16thA5765501
17thA6695501
18thB63775600
19thM665700
20thB61944901

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2008

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 278.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2008

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2008: 134.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years