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OL10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,382 road traffic collisions in the OL10 postcode district, Rochdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 622 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 46% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
4,382
743rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,946
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
81 people killed
Serious collisions
622
693 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OL10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.6%
  • Serious62214%
  • Slight3,69184%

What the data shows

  • OL10 had 337 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 629 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in OL10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,061 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL10, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in OL10.

Where OL10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
743rd
Most casualties
715th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,143rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday624 (14%)
  • Tuesday650 (15%)
  • Wednesday603 (14%)
  • Thursday651 (15%)
  • Friday742 (17%)
  • Saturday618 (14%)
  • Sunday494 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,078 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,202 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,637 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway470 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout102 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded71 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph39 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph3,267 (75%)
  • 40 mph364 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph264 (6%)
  • 70 mph432 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,337 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds734 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (1%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,444 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,185 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist432 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist407 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant178 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL10 peaked at 160 in 1989; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253543
20242435
20233345
20223140
20213651
20202836
20194077
20184458
20173850
20162842
20152642
20144864
20134070
20125069
20115986
20106481
20096490
200883124
200784112
2006111158
2005117162
2004102152
2003134194
2002116171
2001125171
2000156217
1999152218
1998158211
1997127184
1996129178
1995147198
1994141190
1993120169
1992138177
1991139170
1990135187
1989160207
1988106134
1987139180
1986101122
1985116171
1984128149
1983118150
1982105137
198189116
1980111132
1979107126

Map of recent crashes in OL10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL10

The 24 most recent collisions in OL10 happened between 4 June and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL10

The A58 has the most collisions in OL10, 984 of 4,382 (22%), followed by the A6046 (487).

Collisions in OL10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA589841,27222163
2ndA6046487613463
3rdM62431719634
4thA6045313451847
5thB6222124198418
6thA6649900
7thM605700
8thB62263300

Council areas covering OL10

Collisions in OL10 were recorded in 6 council areas. Rochdale has 4,341 of 4,382 (99%).

Collisions in OL10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale4,3415,88967618
2ndBury192921
3rdBolton91002
4thManchester5600
5thOldham3601
6thWigan3300

Towns in OL10

Collisions in OL10 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Heywood (3,153) and Birch (161).