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Rotherham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1990, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (895), and casualties fell from 1,234.

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

Collisions in 1990
879
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,198
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Rotherham in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious17520%
  • Slight69179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious20317%
  • Slight98182%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1990 is highlighted, with 879, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (13%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday137 (16%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.4%)
  • February59 (6.7%)
  • March89 (10%)
  • April68 (7.7%)
  • May73 (8.3%)
  • June56 (6.4%)
  • July73 (8.3%)
  • August80 (9.1%)
  • September64 (7.3%)
  • October80 (9.1%)
  • November83 (9.4%)
  • December71 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight595 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (65%)
  • Wet or damp286 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph493 (56%)
  • 40 mph163 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (18%)
  • 70 mph61 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (11%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant693 (58%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist72 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1086 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20247 (21%)
  • 21 to 25177 (15%)
  • 26 to 35216 (18%)
  • 36 to 45130 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (52%)
  • Passenger381 (32%)
  • Pedestrian200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (73%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach64 (4.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1990

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1990 in Rotherham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 92nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1990

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1990: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317487111
2ndA633649318
3rdA630578849
4thA618435409
5thM1406717
6thA57344807
7thB6089233407
8thB6060212803
9thA6021192015
10thA6022172103
11thA629171906
12thA6109131501
13thA6123131312
14thA6178121402
15thB6090121902
16thB6410122013
17thM18111703
18thA634101602
19thB6059101804
20thB606791202

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1990

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 220.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1990

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1990: 173.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1990, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years