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Rochdale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2019, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (260), and casualties rose from 328.

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

Collisions in 2019
277
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
405
Up 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2019

2.5% of collisions in Rochdale in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight21979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight34184%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 277, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 277
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.1%)
  • February10 (3.6%)
  • March15 (5.4%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May36 (13%)
  • June26 (9.4%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August16 (5.8%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December25 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (73%)
  • Wet or damp72 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (10%)
  • 30 mph188 (68%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (69%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3578 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (83%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 152nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2019

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2019, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2019

The A664 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2019: 32, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6643248010
2ndA58284714
3rdM62234013
4thA671162304
5thA640131323
6thA680122000
7thB622281200
8thA604561203
9thA604651502
10thA6695801
11thB62255610
12thB61894600
13thB64524700
14thA627(M)3500
15thA5762200
16thB61942200
17thB62242700
18thB62662200
19thB63772200
20thM662210

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2019

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 143.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2019

OL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2019: 69.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2019, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years