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Rochdale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Rochdale in 2025, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (189), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2025
219
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
276
Up 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rochdale in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Rochdale in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 13% in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6530%
  • Slight15269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight20675%

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,003 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 219, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 219
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.7%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April27 (12%)
  • May11 (5%)
  • June13 (5.9%)
  • July16 (7.3%)
  • August14 (6.4%)
  • September18 (8.2%)
  • October21 (9.6%)
  • November20 (9.1%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (67%)
  • Wet or damp64 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (15%)
  • 30 mph141 (64%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph28 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rochdale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (21%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (55%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rochdale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rochdale had the 171st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rochdale in 2025

Central Rochdale, Rochdale, OL16 1NJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rochdale in 2025, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rochdale with the most crashes in 2025

The A58 had the most collisions in Rochdale in 2025: 28, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rochdale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA582835010
2ndM62254418
3rdA664192208
4thA6409901
5thA60455601
6thA6715501
7thA627(M)4501
8thA6804501
9thA60603402
10thA5762300
11thA60462200
12thA6632200
13thB62222202
14thB62242200
15thB64522200
16thA6691100
17thB61941100
18thB62231100
19thB62251101
20thB62331101

Towns in Rochdale: crashes in 2025

Rochdale itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 96.

Postcode districts in Rochdale: crashes in 2025

OL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rochdale in 2025: 53.

Latest crashes in Rochdale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Rochdale in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Rochdale road accidents in other years