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Rochdale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2018, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2017 (304), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2018
260
Down 14% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
328
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight21282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27985%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2018 is highlighted, with 260, down 14% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 260
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (12%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March21 (8.1%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May19 (7.3%)
  • June35 (13%)
  • July18 (6.9%)
  • August16 (6.2%)
  • September18 (6.9%)
  • October20 (7.7%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (69%)
  • Wet or damp75 (29%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (12%)
  • 30 mph179 (69%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (58%)
  • Pedestrian79 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (10%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (56%)
  • Pedestrian79 (24%)
  • Passenger64 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (80%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2018.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2018

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2018, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2018

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2018: 42, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584252010
2ndA664294921
3rdA671162005
4thM62152501
5thA64091100
6thA68091311
7thA60468801
8thB62225503
9thA60453300
10thB64523300
11thA60332300
12thA6692300
13thB62252300
14thB62662200
15thB63772200
16thA60601100
17thA627(M)1100
18thB61891200
19thM601100

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2018

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 139.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2018

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2018: 73.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2018.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years