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A6046 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 collisions on the A6046 from 1979 to 2025, with 923 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 95 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A6046, down 67% from 6 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
722
1,462nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
923
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
95
104 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 67% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6046

On the A6046, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight62186%

Where the A6046 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,462nd
Most casualties
1,528th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,003rd

A6046 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6046 peaked at 30 in 1987 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6046, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
2024610
2023911
2022813
202179
202067
2019515
201888
201734
201645
201511
2014711
201357
20121216
20111112
201077
20091320
20081014
2007810
20061316
20052227
20041928
20031722
20021619
20012739
20001720
19991727
19981719
19972226
19962023
19952935
19942530
19932637
19922324
19911821
19902940
19891011
19881416
19873040
19861822
19851927
19842329
19832024
19822833
19812636
19802024
19792526

When crashes happen on the A6046

Thursday has the most collisions on the A6046 (123), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (173).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am22 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am91 (13%)
  • 9am to noon92 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm115 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm173 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm139 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight83 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.8%)
  • February67 (9.3%)
  • March65 (9%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May55 (7.6%)
  • June40 (5.5%)
  • July61 (8.4%)
  • August59 (8.2%)
  • September54 (7.5%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November69 (9.6%)
  • December69 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight474 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6046 crashes

On the A6046, 84% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph606 (84%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Other21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (57%)
  • Wet or damp298 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway612 (85%)
  • Roundabout74 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6046 crashes

Car occupants make up 54% of the people killed or injured on the A6046, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (54%)
  • Pedestrian201 (22%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car934 (74%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Other29 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1583 (9%)
  • 16 to 20152 (16%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35172 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7536 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (53%)
  • Passenger231 (25%)
  • Pedestrian201 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6046

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6046

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6046 crashes by council area

Of the 722 collisions on the A6046, 721 were in Rochdale.

Collisions on the A6046 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale721922695

A6046 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6046 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Heywood (388) and Middleton, Rochdale (210).

Recent crashes on the A6046

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6046, from 8 February 2022 to 20 October 2025.

Severity