Official DfT STATS19 Data
Rochdale Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Rochdale from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,029 collisions, ranked #181 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,029
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
23
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
281
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,357
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 219 | 2 | 65 | 152 | 276 |
| 2024 | 189 | 7 | 58 | 124 | 257 |
| 2023 | 182 | 4 | 56 | 122 | 249 |
| 2022 | 209 | 6 | 57 | 146 | 272 |
| 2021 | 230 | 4 | 45 | 181 | 303 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Rochdale
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Rochdale on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Rochdale — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Rochdale?
Rochdale recorded 1,029 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 23 fatal and 281 serious collisions, with 1,357 total casualties. It ranks #181 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Rochdale accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.