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Rotherham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 941 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1982, and 1,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (853), and casualties rose from 1,110.

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

Collisions in 1982
941
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,249
Up 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Rotherham in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.7%
  • Serious23725%
  • Slight67972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.2%
  • Serious29223%
  • Slight93074%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 941, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (12%)
  • Thursday124 (13%)
  • Friday185 (20%)
  • Saturday160 (17%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (6.8%)
  • February71 (7.5%)
  • March83 (8.8%)
  • April66 (7%)
  • May79 (8.4%)
  • June70 (7.4%)
  • July81 (8.6%)
  • August87 (9.2%)
  • September76 (8.1%)
  • October82 (8.7%)
  • November87 (9.2%)
  • December95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds746 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (63%)
  • Wet or damp316 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph669 (71%)
  • 40 mph122 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (10%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway782 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (41%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15106 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20314 (25%)
  • 21 to 25155 (12%)
  • 26 to 35175 (14%)
  • 36 to 45117 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (48%)
  • Passenger372 (30%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (61%)
  • Motorcycle247 (17%)
  • Bus or coach112 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 87th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1982

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1982: 76, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63176108124
2ndA6334658011
3rdA6304555311
4thA573353112
5thM1305328
6thB60602938010
7thA6021273113
8thA618264008
9thB6066243307
10thA629223008
11thB6089222723
12thA6123182114
13thB6090172526
14thB6059162613
15thA6022152103
16thM18131905
17thA6109121415
18thB646391003
19thA60238800
20thB606781103

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1982

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 289.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1982

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1982: 204.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1982, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years