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Rotherham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 837 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1992, and 1,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (835), and casualties rose from 1,083.

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

Collisions in 1992
837
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,123
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
18
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1992

2.2% of collisions in Rotherham in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight67781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious16114%
  • Slight94384%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1992 is highlighted, with 837, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (12%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday161 (19%)
  • Saturday133 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.4%)
  • February60 (7.2%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April55 (6.6%)
  • May63 (7.5%)
  • June56 (6.7%)
  • July69 (8.2%)
  • August77 (9.2%)
  • September80 (9.6%)
  • October73 (8.7%)
  • November91 (11%)
  • December69 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (60%)
  • Wet or damp309 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph488 (58%)
  • 40 mph151 (18%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph121 (14%)
  • 70 mph70 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (15%)
  • Roundabout55 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (58%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1075 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20212 (19%)
  • 21 to 25166 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (16%)
  • 36 to 45125 (11%)
  • 46 to 55100 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (48%)
  • Passenger380 (34%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,123 (76%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6%)
  • Bus or coach80 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1992

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1992 in Rotherham

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 88th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1992

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1992: 72, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63172100216
2ndA6306381111
3rdA633598825
4thM1466924
5thA573353113
6thB6089324125
7thA618293409
8thB6060233311
9thA6021172013
10thA6022172101
11thM18143414
12thA629131501
13thA6123111905
14thB6410101100
15thA60238800
16thA610981000
17thA63481102
18thB60598900
19thB606781004
20thB646382202

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1992

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 196.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1992

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1992: 143.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1992, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years