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Rotherham road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 842 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1995, and 1,173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1994 (952), and casualties fell from 1,294.

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

Collisions in 1995
842
Down 12% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,173
Down 9% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1995

0.8% of collisions in Rotherham in 1995 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11814%
  • Slight71785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13111%
  • Slight1,03588%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1995 is highlighted, with 842, down 12% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (15%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday155 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.8%)
  • February52 (6.2%)
  • March77 (9.1%)
  • April60 (7.1%)
  • May65 (7.7%)
  • June83 (9.9%)
  • July78 (9.3%)
  • August69 (8.2%)
  • September68 (8.1%)
  • October67 (8%)
  • November73 (8.7%)
  • December76 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (67%)
  • Wet or damp254 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph472 (56%)
  • 40 mph149 (18%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (17%)
  • 70 mph66 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (12%)
  • Roundabout64 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant740 (63%)
  • Pedestrian184 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist59 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20159 (14%)
  • 21 to 25199 (17%)
  • 26 to 35238 (20%)
  • 36 to 45148 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (55%)
  • Passenger348 (30%)
  • Pedestrian184 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,199 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach69 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle61 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1995

Map of the last crash of 1995 in Rotherham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 84th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1995

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1995: 66, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631669519
2ndA633597516
3rdA630577215
4thA57427418
5thM14274010
6thA618273504
7thA629263903
8thB6060232905
9thB6089203601
10thA6123162503
11thA6022141903
12thM18142903
13thA6021131702
14thB6067131804
15thA6109111601
16thB6090111512
17thB6059101200
18thB6066101301
19thA602391200
20thB646381102

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1995

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 165.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1995

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1995: 160.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1995, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years