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Rochdale road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2013, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2012 (309), and casualties fell from 429.

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

Collisions in 2013
255
Down 17% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
392
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Rochdale in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight35089%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 255, down 17% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 255
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.1%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March17 (6.7%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July16 (6.3%)
  • August21 (8.2%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October25 (9.8%)
  • November32 (13%)
  • December33 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (18%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (62%)
  • Wet or damp90 (35%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (11%)
  • 30 mph162 (64%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (62%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (23%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (56%)
  • Passenger111 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2013.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2013

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2013, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2013

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2013: 37, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58376017
2ndA664365606
3rdM62235201
4thA671101902
5thA680102101
6thA64091100
7thA627(M)81200
8thA604551000
9thA60465701
10thB62225701
11thA6694600
12thB62254610
13thB62664400
14thA5763302
15thB61893401
16thA60602200
17thB64522601
18thA60331100
19thB61941200
20thB62231101

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2013

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 116.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2013

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2013: 72.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years