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Rotherham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 835 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1991, and 1,083 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (879), and casualties fell from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 1991
835
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,083
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Rotherham in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious16019%
  • Slight66079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious18417%
  • Slight88081%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1991 is highlighted, with 835, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (16%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.3%)
  • February63 (7.5%)
  • March79 (9.5%)
  • April62 (7.4%)
  • May73 (8.7%)
  • June75 (9%)
  • July63 (7.5%)
  • August62 (7.4%)
  • September59 (7.1%)
  • October77 (9.2%)
  • November71 (8.5%)
  • December73 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight576 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (61%)
  • Wet or damp297 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.2%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph478 (57%)
  • 40 mph130 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph157 (19%)
  • 70 mph65 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway688 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (11%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (55%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (10%)
  • Cyclist81 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4%)
  • 6 to 1074 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20226 (21%)
  • 21 to 25170 (16%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 45108 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (52%)
  • Passenger343 (32%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,056 (72%)
  • Motorcycle107 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach68 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Rotherham

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 88th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1991

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1991: 78, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63178101011
2ndM1497049
3rdA633385317
4thA6303555010
5thB6060354417
6thA57304207
7thB6089263216
8thA618253004
9thA6022202105
10thA6021182103
11thA6178141713
12thM18141803
13thA6123131503
14thB6067131612
15thB6090131800
16thA629121504
17thB6059121203
18thA6109111102
19thA63491102
20thB609391001

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1991

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 208.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1991

S66 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1991: 155.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years