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Rotherham road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 871 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1986, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (851), and casualties rose from 1,118.

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

Collisions in 1986
871
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,139
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Rotherham in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious17120%
  • Slight68479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious20018%
  • Slight92381%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 871, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (12%)
  • Wednesday118 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.8%)
  • February71 (8.2%)
  • March71 (8.2%)
  • April71 (8.2%)
  • May75 (8.6%)
  • June64 (7.3%)
  • July68 (7.8%)
  • August62 (7.1%)
  • September62 (7.1%)
  • October63 (7.2%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December100 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (62%)
  • Wet or damp280 (32%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.9%)
  • Snow12 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (64%)
  • 40 mph143 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (11%)
  • 70 mph72 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (11%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (49%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20248 (22%)
  • 21 to 25187 (16%)
  • 26 to 35133 (12%)
  • 36 to 45123 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (50%)
  • Passenger359 (32%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (65%)
  • Motorcycle167 (12%)
  • Bus or coach127 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Rotherham ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 89th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1986

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1986: 73, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317397118
2ndA6336077216
3rdA630557738
4thM1387009
5thA57374525
6thA618314304
7thB60603035010
8thA6021283304
9thB6089233416
10thA6022192401
11thM18183104
12thA6123171914
13thA629172103
14thB6066142004
15thB6090121902
16thA6023101000
17thB605991402
18thB606781002
19thA610971101
20thA617871103

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1986

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 126.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1986

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1986: 89.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years