Crap Towns / Heywood / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Heywood?
There were 3.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Heywood from 2021 to 2025, 25% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.4, up from 1.7 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whitworth | 8.4 km | 3.9 |
| Heywood | – | 3.0 |
| Bury | 4.6 km | 2.6 |
| Radcliffe | 6.9 km | 2.6 |
| Royton | 7.0 km | 2.4 |
| Whitefield | 5.9 km | 2.3 |
| Rochdale | 5.1 km | 2.2 |
| Chadderton | 7.4 km | 2.1 |
| Middleton | 4.0 km | 2.0 |
| Prestwich | 7.2 km | 1.9 |
| Milnrow | 8.1 km | 1.1 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |