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Rotherham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1997, and 1,269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (905), and casualties fell from 1,277.

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

Collisions in 1997
908
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,269
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1997

1% of collisions in Rotherham in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10712%
  • Slight79287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious12910%
  • Slight1,13189%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1997 is highlighted, with 908, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday143 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (13%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.1%)
  • February79 (8.7%)
  • March68 (7.5%)
  • April77 (8.5%)
  • May74 (8.1%)
  • June68 (7.5%)
  • July82 (9%)
  • August87 (9.6%)
  • September68 (7.5%)
  • October53 (5.8%)
  • November83 (9.1%)
  • December86 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight681 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds741 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry601 (66%)
  • Wet or damp296 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph509 (56%)
  • 40 mph151 (17%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph142 (16%)
  • 70 mph74 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (14%)
  • Roundabout73 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant863 (68%)
  • Pedestrian165 (13%)
  • Cyclist76 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15111 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20172 (14%)
  • 21 to 25147 (12%)
  • 26 to 35268 (21%)
  • 36 to 45167 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (54%)
  • Passenger422 (33%)
  • Pedestrian165 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,330 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1997

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 83rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1997

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1997: 79, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63179121111
2ndA630589305
3rdA633527504
4thM1508118
5thA57486904
6thA6123344512
7thB6060313914
8thA6022193201
9thA618192803
10thB6089182701
11thA629142301
12thM18142004
13thA6021121401
14thA6109111703
15thB6066101001
16thB6463101502
17thB609391102
18thB60598801
19thA63471402
20thA60236800

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1997

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 201.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1997

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1997: 186.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years