Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Rotherham, 31 Dec 2025, 11:30
- Ford Fiesta and Voge R 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 35,564 road traffic collisions in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025, and 49,403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 560 were fatal and 5,955 were serious.
In 2025 police recorded 429 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (421), and casualties rose from 575 to 579.
1.6% of collisions in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.
Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. In 2025 there were 429, up 2% on 2024.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 429 | 579 |
| 2024 | 421 | 575 |
| 2023 | 437 | 583 |
| 2022 | 408 | 555 |
| 2021 | 375 | 491 |
| 2020 | 364 | 485 |
| 2019 | 436 | 589 |
| 2018 | 458 | 629 |
| 2017 | 514 | 728 |
| 2016 | 560 | 807 |
| 2015 | 574 | 853 |
| 2014 | 559 | 823 |
| 2013 | 632 | 906 |
| 2012 | 584 | 852 |
| 2011 | 675 | 1,040 |
| 2010 | 647 | 984 |
| 2009 | 737 | 1,139 |
| 2008 | 824 | 1,184 |
| 2007 | 921 | 1,349 |
| 2006 | 877 | 1,298 |
| 2005 | 829 | 1,202 |
| 2004 | 930 | 1,345 |
| 2003 | 951 | 1,317 |
| 2002 | 912 | 1,257 |
| 2001 | 1,027 | 1,420 |
| 2000 | 922 | 1,306 |
| 1999 | 985 | 1,408 |
| 1998 | 926 | 1,395 |
| 1997 | 908 | 1,269 |
| 1996 | 905 | 1,277 |
| 1995 | 842 | 1,173 |
| 1994 | 952 | 1,294 |
| 1993 | 936 | 1,295 |
| 1992 | 837 | 1,123 |
| 1991 | 835 | 1,083 |
| 1990 | 879 | 1,198 |
| 1989 | 895 | 1,234 |
| 1988 | 884 | 1,184 |
| 1987 | 795 | 1,053 |
| 1986 | 871 | 1,139 |
| 1985 | 851 | 1,118 |
| 1984 | 854 | 1,089 |
| 1983 | 881 | 1,140 |
| 1982 | 941 | 1,249 |
| 1981 | 853 | 1,110 |
| 1980 | 823 | 1,078 |
| 1979 | 908 | 1,198 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rotherham
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 76th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.
| Rank | Area | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73rd | North Lanarkshire | 36,249 | 48,563 | 713 | 8,598 |
| 74th | Portsmouth | 36,247 | 43,407 | 276 | 6,570 |
| 75th | Dudley | 35,585 | 47,246 | 445 | 6,599 |
| 76th | Rotherham (this area) | 35,564 | 49,403 | 560 | 5,955 |
| 77th | Derby | 35,368 | 45,131 | 375 | 5,741 |
| 78th | Wolverhampton | 34,904 | 45,822 | 426 | 6,479 |
| 79th | Sunderland | 34,891 | 46,305 | 475 | 6,244 |
Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham, with 1,082 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.
The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025: 2,853, including 52 fatal and 487 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A631 | 2,853 | 3,991 | 52 | 487 |
| 2nd | A630 | 2,511 | 3,664 | 53 | 366 |
| 3rd | M1 | 2,082 | 3,417 | 44 | 240 |
| 4th | A633 | 1,900 | 2,591 | 32 | 289 |
| 5th | A57 | 1,385 | 2,168 | 37 | 265 |
| 6th | A618 | 1,202 | 1,702 | 29 | 223 |
| 7th | B6060 | 981 | 1,339 | 23 | 195 |
| 8th | B6089 | 955 | 1,417 | 21 | 158 |
| 9th | A6123 | 842 | 1,152 | 13 | 155 |
| 10th | A6021 | 779 | 1,010 | 7 | 109 |
| 11th | A629 | 767 | 1,070 | 8 | 130 |
| 12th | A6022 | 577 | 771 | 6 | 95 |
| 13th | B6090 | 514 | 778 | 11 | 109 |
| 14th | M18 | 471 | 760 | 8 | 83 |
| 15th | A6109 | 407 | 551 | 6 | 68 |
| 16th | B6059 | 369 | 472 | 5 | 71 |
| 17th | B6067 | 368 | 548 | 5 | 85 |
| 18th | B6463 | 361 | 578 | 8 | 90 |
| 19th | B6066 | 307 | 406 | 3 | 67 |
| 20th | B6410 | 294 | 440 | 8 | 44 |
Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,819.
S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025: 7,485.
Of the latest 24 crashes in Rotherham, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.
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