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Newhey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Newhey, Rochdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
291
1,581st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
379
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
38
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newhey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25186%

What the data shows

  • Newhey had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Newhey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 76 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newhey, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Newhey.

Where Newhey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,581st
Most casualties
1,570th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph278 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant204 (54%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newhey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newhey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newhey peaked at 21 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202311
202200
202100
2020710
201955
201844
201722
201623
201522
201437
201311
201259
201133
201022
200949
200811
2007611
2006911
20051212
200457
2003712
2002912
200199
20001015
19992129
19981216
19971313
199677
199567
199467
199355
1992912
1991810
19901014
19891013
198868
1987811
198658
19851011
198466
198345
1982813
1981910
19801013
1979610

Map of recent crashes in Newhey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newhey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newhey

The 24 most recent collisions in Newhey happened between 7 August 2016 and 21 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newhey

The A640 has the most collisions in Newhey, 131 of 291 (45%), followed by the A663 (75).

Collisions in Newhey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA640131175217
2ndA6637510809
3rdB6225151603

Council areas covering Newhey

Collisions in Newhey were recorded in 2 council areas. Rochdale has 279 of 291 (96%).

Collisions in Newhey by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale279362235
2ndOldham101503

Postcode district for Newhey

All 291 collisions in Newhey were in the OL16 postcode district.