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Rotherham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1987, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (871), and casualties fell from 1,139.

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

Collisions in 1987
795
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,053
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious14218%
  • Slight63580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.1%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight87483%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1987 is highlighted, with 795, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (12%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (17%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.8%)
  • February49 (6.2%)
  • March61 (7.7%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May55 (6.9%)
  • June72 (9.1%)
  • July78 (9.8%)
  • August72 (9.1%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November72 (9.1%)
  • December59 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (62%)
  • Wet or damp271 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph496 (62%)
  • 40 mph145 (18%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph95 (12%)
  • 70 mph53 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (48%)
  • Pedestrian207 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20225 (21%)
  • 21 to 25187 (18%)
  • 26 to 35154 (15%)
  • 36 to 45125 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (48%)
  • Passenger340 (32%)
  • Pedestrian207 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (67%)
  • Motorcycle167 (13%)
  • Bus or coach83 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 94th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1987

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1987: 65, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6316583112
2ndA630547115
3rdA6335380215
4thA6021394505
5thA57345828
6thA618334306
7thB6060314016
8thM1294834
9thA6123202809
10thB6089202514
11thA629172202
12thA6022161906
13thM18142214
14thB6059101201
15thB6463101711
16thB609091311
17thA60237702
18thA61097800
19thB606771403
20thB64106700

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1987

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 244.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1987

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1987: 165.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1987, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years