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Rhodes road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Rhodes, Rochdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
243
1,757th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
309
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
39
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rhodes

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3916%
  • Slight20384%

What the data shows

  • Rhodes had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Rhodes were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rhodes, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Rhodes.

Where Rhodes ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,757th
Most casualties
1,784th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant167 (54%)
  • Pedestrian86 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rhodes road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhodes, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rhodes peaked at 15 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202323
202222
202100
202011
201922
201823
201755
201600
201533
201433
201311
201234
201111
201069
200925
2008610
200759
200644
2005712
200457
200367
2002810
20011217
200033
19991012
199833
199788
199666
19951013
1994914
199333
1992913
1991810
199067
19891521
198899
198758
198669
198579
198478
198333
198299
1981810
198077
197955

Map of recent crashes in Rhodes

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rhodes

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rhodes

The 24 most recent collisions in Rhodes happened between 10 August 2012 and 20 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rhodes

The A576 has the most collisions in Rhodes, 181 of 243 (74%), followed by the A6045 (24).

Collisions in Rhodes on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576181226129
2ndA6045243904

Council areas covering Rhodes

Collisions in Rhodes were recorded in 2 council areas. Rochdale has 235 of 243 (97%).

Collisions in Rhodes by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale235297138
2ndBolton3501

Postcode district for Rhodes

All 243 collisions in Rhodes were in the M24 postcode district.