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Rochdale road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2011, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (404), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 2011
361
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
498
Down 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Rochdale in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight30885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44389%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 361, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 361
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday42 (12%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March24 (6.6%)
  • April34 (9.4%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June22 (6.1%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September31 (8.6%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (67%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph264 (73%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph44 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (59%)
  • Pedestrian95 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (55%)
  • Passenger128 (26%)
  • Pedestrian95 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (77%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 160th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2011

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2011, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2011

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2011: 49, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58497208
2ndA6643443010
3rdM62346011
4thA671212401
5thA6046111204
6thA680111604
7thB622291511
8thA64071001
9thA6697701
10thA604561401
11thB622561101
12thB62666800
13thB64526901
14thA627(M)5601
15thB62235800
16thA60334900
17thM664700
18thA5763400
19thB61893301
20thB61942200

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2011

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 160.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2011

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2011: 79.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years