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Rochdale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2016, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (249), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 2016
233
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
365
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Rochdale in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29581%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 233, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 233
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (19%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February16 (6.9%)
  • March18 (7.7%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May21 (9%)
  • June21 (9%)
  • July20 (8.6%)
  • August21 (9%)
  • September17 (7.3%)
  • October21 (9%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December20 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (67%)
  • Wet or damp76 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (12%)
  • 30 mph143 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (62%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (54%)
  • Passenger100 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2016.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2016

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2016, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2016

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2016: 38, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583868110
2ndM62263712
3rdA664213003
4thA671141905
5thA68091102
6thA64061103
7thA604551000
8thB61895902
9thM6651300
10thA60464503
11thA5762201
12thA60332200
13thB61942200
14thB62222611
15thB62232201
16thB62242400
17thB62252501
18thB63772500
19thB64522301
20thM602600

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2016

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 112.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2016

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2016: 55.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years