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Balderstone & Kirkholt, Rochdale, OL16 4RD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
184
4,623rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
268
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the OL16 4RD hotspot

25 of the 184 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight15986%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
30
Slightly injured
236
All casualties
268

Accidents by year at the OL16 4RD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2005, against an average of 7.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the OL16 4RD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202434
202324
202278
202146
202067
201944
201856
201745
201658
201556
201448
201336
20121017
2011610
201022
200968
20081117
20071216
2006911
20052032
20041213
2003914
20021727
20011322

Map of crashes at the OL16 4RD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near OL16 4RD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Balderstone & Kirkholt, Rochdale, OL16 4RD area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the OL16 4RD hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Balderstone & Kirkholt
Council area
Rochdale
Nearest postcode to the centre
OL16 4RD
Postcode district
OL16
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.59532, -2.14117
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
24 November 2025
Rank by collisions
4,623rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the OL16 4RD hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A671, with 74 of 184, followed by the M62 with 46.

Collisions at the OL16 4RD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671749709
2ndM62468725
3rdB6194273804
4thA6171100
5thM611100

Towns near the OL16 4RD hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Rochdale had the most collisions, 126 of 184.

All 184 crashes at the OL16 4RD hotspot

Newest first, from 3 February 2001 to 24 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year