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Rotherham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1984, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (881), and casualties fell from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 1984
854
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,089
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious19323%
  • Slight64175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious23321%
  • Slight83677%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1984 is highlighted, with 854, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (12%)
  • Wednesday118 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday154 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.3%)
  • February74 (8.7%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April53 (6.2%)
  • May83 (9.7%)
  • June79 (9.3%)
  • July74 (8.7%)
  • August65 (7.6%)
  • September76 (8.9%)
  • October75 (8.8%)
  • November75 (8.8%)
  • December86 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (14%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (63%)
  • Wet or damp288 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph566 (66%)
  • 40 mph145 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (10%)
  • 70 mph54 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (42%)
  • Pedestrian235 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15105 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20262 (24%)
  • 21 to 25155 (14%)
  • 26 to 35151 (14%)
  • 36 to 45102 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5569 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (47%)
  • Passenger339 (31%)
  • Pedestrian235 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (63%)
  • Motorcycle161 (12%)
  • Bus or coach111 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 91st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1984

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1984: 67, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6316796213
2ndA6306382214
3rdA57375528
4thA633344417
5thB6060304628
6thM1284515
7thA618262814
8thA6021253005
9thA629243623
10thB6089203105
11thA6022182207
12thB6059152213
13thA6109111102
14thA6123111104
15thB6067101611
16thM18101103
17thB60669912
18thB646391306
19thA60237801
20thB60906701

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1984

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 275.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1984

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1984: 177.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years