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Rotherham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 895 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1989, and 1,234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (884), and casualties rose from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 1989
895
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,234
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Rotherham in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious18020%
  • Slight69878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious21718%
  • Slight99781%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 895, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (11%)
  • Wednesday117 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday166 (19%)
  • Saturday145 (16%)
  • Sunday110 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.9%)
  • February75 (8.4%)
  • March70 (7.8%)
  • April68 (7.6%)
  • May73 (8.2%)
  • June74 (8.3%)
  • July81 (9.1%)
  • August63 (7%)
  • September63 (7%)
  • October86 (9.6%)
  • November91 (10%)
  • December80 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight621 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (63%)
  • Wet or damp322 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph509 (57%)
  • 40 mph176 (20%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph140 (16%)
  • 70 mph59 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (11%)
  • Roundabout63 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (55%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5%)
  • Cyclist55 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20266 (22%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35225 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (49%)
  • Passenger402 (33%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,121 (72%)
  • Motorcycle156 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.3%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 91st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1989

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1989: 74, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317494312
2ndA5757104112
3rdA618557617
4thA633486029
5thA6304669011
6thM1457339
7thA6021324005
8thB6060303817
9thB6089285217
10thA6022161812
11thA6123162026
12thB6090152214
13thB6066141904
14thA6109131404
15thA629131702
16thB6067131705
17thB6463111502
18thA6178101602
19thB6059101003
20thM1871303

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1989

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 232.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1989

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1989: 182.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years