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Rotherham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 851 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1985, and 1,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 195 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (854), and casualties rose from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 1985
851
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,118
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
195
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1985

2.4% of collisions in Rotherham in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious19523%
  • Slight63675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.1%
  • Serious23221%
  • Slight86277%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1985 is highlighted, with 851, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday166 (20%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.9%)
  • February68 (8%)
  • March61 (7.2%)
  • April63 (7.4%)
  • May67 (7.9%)
  • June53 (6.2%)
  • July72 (8.5%)
  • August82 (9.6%)
  • September72 (8.5%)
  • October71 (8.3%)
  • November97 (11%)
  • December86 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (61%)
  • Wet or damp314 (37%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph548 (64%)
  • 40 mph140 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (11%)
  • 70 mph57 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway685 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (11%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (44%)
  • Pedestrian262 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20235 (21%)
  • 21 to 25175 (16%)
  • 26 to 35160 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (45%)
  • Passenger354 (32%)
  • Pedestrian262 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (64%)
  • Motorcycle168 (12%)
  • Bus or coach107 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 90th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1985

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1985: 70, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317087119
2ndA6335367010
3rdA630466339
4thM1355324
5thA57274414
6thB6089253318
7thA6021243307
8thA618243314
9thB6060222806
10thA6022192703
11thA629192304
12thA6109142815
13thB6059141814
14thA6123121305
15thB6090121501
16thM18121501
17thA6023101612
18thB60667800
19thB64277702
20thB60676602

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1985

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 232.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1985

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1985: 159.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years