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Rotherham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 881 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1983, and 1,140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (941), and casualties fell from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 1983
881
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,140
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
23
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious19222%
  • Slight66676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.1%
  • Serious23320%
  • Slight88377%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 881, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.4%)
  • February56 (6.4%)
  • March60 (6.8%)
  • April79 (9%)
  • May74 (8.4%)
  • June65 (7.4%)
  • July69 (7.8%)
  • August89 (10%)
  • September86 (9.8%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November82 (9.3%)
  • December76 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight603 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds710 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (65%)
  • Wet or damp280 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph593 (67%)
  • 40 mph127 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph105 (12%)
  • 70 mph54 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway734 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (10%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (41%)
  • Pedestrian272 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1081 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15114 (10%)
  • 16 to 20256 (22%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (13%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6584 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (46%)
  • Passenger345 (30%)
  • Pedestrian272 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (62%)
  • Motorcycle200 (14%)
  • Bus or coach111 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 88th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1983

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1983: 63, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6316386315
2ndA6306078315
3rdA6335461116
4thB60604455012
5thM1396217
6thA6183354110
7thA57294735
8thA6021242603
9thA629242504
10thA6022202803
11thB6089202314
12thB6066152602
13thB6090142205
14thA634131413
15thB6059131304
16thB6067111201
17thB6427111400
18thA602391404
19thA610981612
20thB64637812

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1983

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 251.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1983

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1983: 173.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1983, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years