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Rotherham road accidents in 1994: crash statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1994, and 1,294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1993 (936), and casualties fell from 1,295.

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

Collisions in 1994
952
Up 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,294
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Rotherham in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious13014%
  • Slight80885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious15012%
  • Slight1,12987%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1994 is highlighted, with 952, up 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (13%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7.2%)
  • February63 (6.6%)
  • March55 (5.8%)
  • April81 (8.5%)
  • May81 (8.5%)
  • June62 (6.5%)
  • July95 (10%)
  • August66 (6.9%)
  • September86 (9%)
  • October88 (9.2%)
  • November97 (10%)
  • December109 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight667 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (64%)
  • Wet or damp318 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (58%)
  • 40 mph164 (17%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph157 (16%)
  • 70 mph67 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (12%)
  • Roundabout83 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (59%)
  • Pedestrian223 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1082 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15116 (9%)
  • 16 to 20177 (14%)
  • 21 to 25187 (14%)
  • 26 to 35258 (20%)
  • 36 to 45172 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.6%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider646 (50%)
  • Passenger425 (33%)
  • Pedestrian223 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,292 (77%)
  • Bus or coach89 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle81 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Rotherham ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 69th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1994

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1994: 77, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63177108114
2ndA6307194011
3rdA633647909
4thM1527613
5thA574174111
6thB6089355418
7thA6021314001
8thB6060314605
9thA618273716
10thA6123212503
11thA629192101
12thA6022141502
13thB6090142402
14thB6410111412
15thB6463111303
16thM18112400
17thA617891000
18thA63492103
19thB606791302
20thB609381301

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1994

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 217.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1994

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1994: 176.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years