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Rochdale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2015, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2014 (323), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 2015
249
Down 23% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
386
Down 19% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2015

2% of collisions in Rochdale in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight19880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33085%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 249, down 23% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 249
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February23 (9.2%)
  • March24 (9.6%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June24 (9.6%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August20 (8%)
  • September19 (7.6%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November22 (8.8%)
  • December11 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (67%)
  • Wet or damp72 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph179 (72%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (64%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (53%)
  • Passenger116 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (75%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2015.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2015

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2015, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2015

The A664 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2015: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA664325406
2ndA58305406
3rdM62203403
4thA671132700
5thA640121501
6thA68091303
7thB622281203
8thA60456911
9thB622561304
10thA5765600
11thA6695500
12thB62665901
13thB64525702
14thA60604601
15thB63773411
16thB62242400
17thM602300
18thA60331210
19thA60461100
20thA627(M)1101

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2015

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 122.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2015

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2015: 63.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years