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Rotherham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1996, and 1,277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (842), and casualties rose from 1,173.

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

Collisions in 1996
905
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,277
Up 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious11713%
  • Slight77686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious14011%
  • Slight1,12288%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1996 is highlighted, with 905, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (13%)
  • Friday180 (20%)
  • Saturday114 (13%)
  • Sunday118 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.5%)
  • February93 (10%)
  • March71 (7.8%)
  • April62 (6.9%)
  • May78 (8.6%)
  • June71 (7.8%)
  • July82 (9.1%)
  • August76 (8.4%)
  • September56 (6.2%)
  • October90 (9.9%)
  • November79 (8.7%)
  • December79 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds696 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (59%)
  • Wet or damp342 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow14 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1%)
  • 30 mph497 (55%)
  • 40 mph147 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph171 (19%)
  • 70 mph66 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (11%)
  • Roundabout86 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (68%)
  • Pedestrian201 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15110 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20205 (16%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35271 (21%)
  • 36 to 45153 (12%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (53%)
  • Passenger405 (32%)
  • Pedestrian201 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,301 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle69 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1996

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1996 in Rotherham

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 81st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1996

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1996: 70, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631709729
2ndA6306710115
3rdA57578838
4thM1468711
5thA633405504
6thB6060284104
7thA618273707
8thA6123263919
9thA6021252803
10thA629242602
11thB6089212804
12thM18172120
13thB6090151901
14thA6022141801
15thA634132001
16thA6109111701
17thB6066111302
18thB6410102102
19thB606781401
20thB60596700

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1996

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 232.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1996

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1996: 176.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years