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Rochdale road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2014, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2013 (255), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 2014
323
Up 27% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
478
Up 22% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight40785%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 323, up 27% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April22 (6.8%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September19 (5.9%)
  • October21 (6.5%)
  • November30 (9.3%)
  • December20 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (65%)
  • Wet or damp111 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (8%)
  • 30 mph219 (68%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (62%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (10%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (56%)
  • Passenger133 (28%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 174th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2014

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2014, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2014

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2014: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584875111
2ndA664344407
3rdM62314913
4thA671193401
5thA680122502
6thB6222122112
7thB6225121600
8thA64091802
9thA604671103
10thA5766612
11thB64526601
12thB63775701
13thA60603412
14thA6693300
15thB61893400
16thA627(M)2700
17thA6632300
18thM6621001
19thA60451100
20thB61941201

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2014

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 141.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2014

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2014: 74.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years