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Rotherham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1981, and 1,110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (823), and casualties rose from 1,078.

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

Collisions in 1981
853
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,110
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1981

1.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious21425%
  • Slight62573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious25723%
  • Slight83875%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1981 is highlighted, with 853, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday162 (19%)
  • Saturday114 (13%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.3%)
  • February80 (9.4%)
  • March75 (8.8%)
  • April68 (8%)
  • May67 (7.9%)
  • June62 (7.3%)
  • July72 (8.4%)
  • August55 (6.4%)
  • September79 (9.3%)
  • October72 (8.4%)
  • November77 (9%)
  • December75 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds679 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (63%)
  • Wet or damp268 (31%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.9%)
  • Snow24 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph592 (69%)
  • 40 mph118 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph57 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (36%)
  • Pedestrian273 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1087 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15100 (9%)
  • 16 to 20251 (23%)
  • 21 to 25142 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (14%)
  • 36 to 45108 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (44%)
  • Passenger344 (31%)
  • Pedestrian273 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (61%)
  • Motorcycle215 (17%)
  • Bus or coach105 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Rotherham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 96th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
96th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1981

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1981: 70, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317087122
2ndA6305263116
3rdA6334456111
4thA629354919
5thB6060303408
6thA6182952111
7thM1294718
8thA57285015
9thA6109222303
10thB60662230010
11thA6021202803
12thA6022121413
13thB6090111804
14thB6067101803
15thB6410101101
16thM18101202
17thB605991110
18thB608991111
19thA6346801
20thB60936701

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1981

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 275.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1981

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1981: 193.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years