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Rotherham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1979, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 35,564 collisions in Rotherham.

Collisions in 1979
908
Casualties in 1979
1,198
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Rotherham in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious23526%
  • Slight65372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious28824%
  • Slight89074%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 908.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025429579
2024421575
2023437583
2022408555
2021375491
2020364485
2019436589
2018458629
2017514728
2016560807
2015574853
2014559823
2013632906
2012584852
20116751,040
2010647984
20097371,139
20088241,184
20079211,349
20068771,298
20058291,202
20049301,345
20039511,317
20029121,257
20011,0271,420
20009221,306
19999851,408
19989261,395
19979081,269
19969051,277
19958421,173
19949521,294
19939361,295
19928371,123
19918351,083
19908791,198
19898951,234
19888841,184
19877951,053
19868711,139
19858511,118
19848541,089
19838811,140
19829411,249
19818531,110
19808231,078
19799081,198

When and where crashes happen in Rotherham in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (16%)
  • Tuesday117 (13%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday170 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.6%)
  • February61 (6.7%)
  • March78 (8.6%)
  • April74 (8.1%)
  • May57 (6.3%)
  • June75 (8.3%)
  • July75 (8.3%)
  • August78 (8.6%)
  • September82 (9%)
  • October83 (9.1%)
  • November106 (12%)
  • December79 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight618 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (59%)
  • Wet or damp298 (33%)
  • Snow37 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph650 (72%)
  • 40 mph111 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph58 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway757 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout38 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist263 (22%)
  • Pedestrian260 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10102 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20311 (26%)
  • 21 to 25152 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (14%)
  • 36 to 45121 (10%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (50%)
  • Passenger343 (29%)
  • Pedestrian260 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car872 (59%)
  • Motorcycle261 (18%)
  • Bus or coach110 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rotherham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 92nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1979

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1979: 77, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63177106121
2ndA6306994120
3rdA6334659417
4thA574256115
5thB6060364927
6thA618345316
7thM1255207
8thA629233515
9thA6022182102
10thB6089182315
11thA6021172506
12thB6090162005
13thB6066151704
14thA6123141622
15thA6109121401
16thB6059121202
17thA6178101002
18thM18101804
19thA63491102
20thA60238804

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1979

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 259.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1979

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1979: 187.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years