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Rochdale road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2010, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (481), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 2010
404
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
597
Down 14% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious457.5%
  • Slight55092%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 404, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.2%)
  • February43 (11%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June20 (5%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October52 (13%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December24 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph325 (80%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (58%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (50%)
  • Passenger183 (31%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 137th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2010

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2010, with 54 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2010

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2010: 48, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584865016
2ndA664426002
3rdM62306101
4thA640202511
5thA671192200
6thA576123300
7thB6266121701
8thA680101400
9thB6225101800
10thA604571302
11thA60467701
12thB622271112
13thB622371200
14thM666800
15thA627(M)51400
16thB63775501
17thB61894600
18thA60603700
19thB64523300
20thA60332300

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2010

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 189.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2010

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years