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Rotherham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 884 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1988, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (795), and casualties rose from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 1988
884
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,184
Up 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious18921%
  • Slight67676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious22319%
  • Slight94280%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 884, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (11%)
  • Thursday148 (17%)
  • Friday155 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.6%)
  • February69 (7.8%)
  • March64 (7.2%)
  • April65 (7.4%)
  • May57 (6.4%)
  • June73 (8.3%)
  • July73 (8.3%)
  • August85 (9.6%)
  • September80 (9%)
  • October66 (7.5%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December89 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight607 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds709 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (65%)
  • Wet or damp291 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph541 (61%)
  • 40 mph153 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph123 (14%)
  • 70 mph55 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (11%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (47%)
  • Pedestrian244 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20283 (24%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35179 (15%)
  • 36 to 45127 (11%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (49%)
  • Passenger365 (31%)
  • Pedestrian244 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (67%)
  • Motorcycle177 (12%)
  • Bus or coach82 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 86th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
86th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1988

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1988: 78, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63178107217
2ndA630536729
3rdA6335272010
4thA6183953111
5thA573759111
6thB60603750410
7thM1313927
8thA6021263505
9thB6089192716
10thA6109131414
11thA6022121410
12thA6123111401
13thA629111405
14thB6066111202
15thB6090112403
16thB605981412
17thB606781102
18thB609381712
19thA6347802
20thB641071502

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1988

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 239.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1988

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1988: 178.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1988, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years