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Rotherham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 823 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1980, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (908), and casualties fell from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 1980
823
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,078
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious19123%
  • Slight61174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.1%
  • Serious22621%
  • Slight82977%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 823, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday119 (14%)
  • Thursday120 (15%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.3%)
  • February53 (6.4%)
  • March59 (7.2%)
  • April76 (9.2%)
  • May75 (9.1%)
  • June77 (9.4%)
  • July75 (9.1%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September71 (8.6%)
  • October78 (9.5%)
  • November78 (9.5%)
  • December66 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight560 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (65%)
  • Wet or damp263 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph568 (69%)
  • 40 mph134 (16%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (37%)
  • Pedestrian257 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1099 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 15102 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20277 (26%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (8%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (47%)
  • Passenger319 (30%)
  • Pedestrian257 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (61%)
  • Motorcycle237 (18%)
  • Bus or coach96 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 99th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1980

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1980: 82, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63182102215
2ndA630618429
3rdA633354129
4thA573250013
5thA618304127
6thA629243215
7thB6089242905
8thB6060232908
9thM1224518
10thA6023182408
11thA6021171911
12thA6022162014
13thB6059152102
14thB6066152014
15thB6090151704
16thB6067111812
17thA61099901
18thB609781014
19thA612371212
20thA6346822

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1980

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 233.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1980

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1980: 141.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years