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OL12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,769 road traffic collisions in the OL12 postcode district, Rochdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 717 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
4,769
624th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,331
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
65 people killed
Serious collisions
717
797 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OL12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.3%
  • Serious71715%
  • Slight3,98884%

What the data shows

  • OL12 had 422 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 697 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in OL12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,378 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL12, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in OL12.

Where OL12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
624th
Most casualties
624th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
925th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday651 (14%)
  • Tuesday698 (15%)
  • Wednesday717 (15%)
  • Thursday679 (14%)
  • Friday834 (17%)
  • Saturday637 (13%)
  • Sunday553 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,400 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,255 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown49 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,016 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway420 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout188 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded91 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph4,283 (90%)
  • 40 mph301 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph104 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,640 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds776 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (1%)
  • Not recorded67 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,481 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,489 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist524 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist414 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant164 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant126 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL12 peaked at 170 in 2001; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253344
20244047
20232529
20224051
20214055
20203438
20194977
20184654
20175271
201663106
20154778
20145588
20134062
20124660
20116390
20107393
20097593
200897142
200796145
2006105144
2005113159
2004119161
2003141197
2002139206
2001170229
2000147186
1999148194
1998130164
1997127171
1996124182
1995138180
1994126172
1993135195
1992133178
1991154192
1990152190
1989139183
1988121162
1987133165
1986107141
1985131163
1984143184
1983147165
1982131157
1981143167
1980127156
1979132165

Map of recent crashes in OL12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL12

The 24 most recent collisions in OL12 happened between 9 May and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL12

The A671 has the most collisions in OL12, 1,191 of 4,769 (25%), followed by the A58 (759).

Collisions in OL12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6711,1911,64218226
2ndA587591,0261189
3rdA6806068501192
4thB6377226294628
5thA6060109157114
6thB6222172912
7thA6646800

Council areas covering OL12

Collisions in OL12 were recorded in 5 council areas. Rochdale has 4,000 of 4,769 (84%).

Collisions in OL12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale4,0005,28849507
2ndRossendale7471,01115206
3rdBurnley91401
4thRibble Valley5800
5thHyndburn4602

Towns in OL12

Collisions in OL12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Rochdale (3,574) and Whitworth (668).