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Rochdale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2017, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2016 (233), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2017
304
Up 30% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
418
Up 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2017

1% of collisions in Rochdale in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight25684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36387%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 304, up 30% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 304
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.9%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May29 (9.5%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July16 (5.3%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded22 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (62%)
  • Wet or damp111 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (11%)
  • 30 mph221 (73%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (17%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (61%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35103 (25%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (61%)
  • Passenger91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian73 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 156th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2017

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2017, with 35 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2017

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2017: 61, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586180310
2ndA6644363012
3rdM62194203
4thA671121802
5thA640101001
6thA604591102
7thB62226900
8thA606051000
9thB62235601
10thA5764500
11thA6694701
12thB64524701
13thA60463400
14thA6803500
15thB61893400
16thB62253300
17thB62663300
18thB63773300
19thA60332300
20thA627(M)2200

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2017

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 153.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2017

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2017: 71.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years