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Rochdale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,835 road traffic collisions in Rochdale from 1979 to 2025, and 19,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 155 were fatal and 1,871 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 96 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (81).

Collisions since 1979
14,835
83rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
19,429
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
155
156 people killed
Serious collisions
1,871
2,029 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
96
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
119
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rochdale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1551%
  • Serious1,87113%
  • Slight12,80986%

What the data shows

  • Rochdale had 1,110 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 1,976 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Rochdale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,160 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rochdale, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Rochdale.

Where Rochdale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
83rd
Most casualties
81st
Most fatal collisions
80th
Most serious collisions
104th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,115 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,200 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,146 (14%)
  • Thursday2,173 (15%)
  • Friday2,569 (17%)
  • Saturday2,120 (14%)
  • Sunday1,512 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,508 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,069 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown157 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,118 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway2,366 (16%)
  • Roundabout717 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road353 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded281 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph268 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph12,456 (84%)
  • 40 mph2,029 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph61 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,398 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,453 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds253 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds241 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds101 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds33 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.2%)
  • Other133 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded194 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant10,403 (54%)
  • Pedestrian5,024 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist1,389 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist1,213 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant467 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant456 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant243 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant84 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant78 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rochdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rochdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rochdale peaked at 502 in 1994; 2025 had 96.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 96
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202596119
202481109
202384110
2022107131
2021113155
202082112
2019143208
2018139165
2017153209
2016112183
2015122196
2014141214
2013116169
2012145197
2011160207
2010189264
2009249346
2008278365
2007280413
2006296428
2005405588
2004407557
2003419552
2002433594
2001478634
2000471609
1999482649
1998454635
1997432583
1996437563
1995473647
1994502654
1993471617
1992457574
1991487601
1990461565
1989460591
1988425517
1987426529
1986391485
1985399485
1984402489
1983393492
1982398486
1981381468
1980420503
1979385462

Map of recent crashes in Rochdale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rochdale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rochdale

The 24 most recent collisions in Rochdale happened between 27 October and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rochdale

The A58 has the most collisions in Rochdale, 2,559 of 14,835 (17%), followed by the A664 (1,957).

Collisions in Rochdale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA582,5593,43139301
2ndA6641,9572,68032253
3rdA6711,5342,07613192
4thA6809071,22313121
5thA640671891875
6thB6266513636262
7thB6223383491238
8thB6222324480653
9thB6452241332331
10thB6377211271625
11thA6060201280428
12thB622411116209
13thA627106139117
14thB619497128111
15thM62366112
16thA627(M)324701
17thA663152502
18thB6226151903
19thB62338801
20thB52667701
21stA6445500
22ndA674600
23rdA6043310
24thA60403400
25thA6303600
26thA6463301
27thA6723600
28thB62253300

Council areas covering Rochdale

Collisions in Rochdale were recorded in 3 council areas. Rochdale has 14,820 of 14,835 (99.9%).

Collisions in Rochdale by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRochdale14,82019,4121551,868
2ndBury5500
3rdOldham5501

Postcode districts in Rochdale

Collisions in Rochdale were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by OL11 (6,128) and OL16 (5,100).