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Rotherham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 926 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1998, and 1,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (908), and casualties rose from 1,269.

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

Collisions in 1998
926
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,395
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight79085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious15211%
  • Slight1,23388%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 926, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (12%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8%)
  • February54 (5.8%)
  • March88 (9.5%)
  • April83 (9%)
  • May81 (8.7%)
  • June83 (9%)
  • July89 (9.6%)
  • August61 (6.6%)
  • September77 (8.3%)
  • October78 (8.4%)
  • November89 (9.6%)
  • December69 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (19%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (63%)
  • Wet or damp335 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph514 (56%)
  • 40 mph164 (18%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (14%)
  • 70 mph83 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (16%)
  • Roundabout76 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant896 (64%)
  • Pedestrian183 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant137 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15147 (11%)
  • 16 to 20194 (14%)
  • 21 to 25154 (11%)
  • 26 to 35288 (21%)
  • 36 to 45170 (12%)
  • 46 to 55150 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (50%)
  • Passenger512 (37%)
  • Pedestrian183 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,332 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle54 (3.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in Rotherham

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 83rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1998

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1998: 90, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6319012809
2ndM168119110
3rdA633547304
4thA630518718
5thA57385816
6thA618314307
7thB6089304516
8thA629243607
9thB6060223102
10thA6109182404
11thA6123182215
12thB6090122301
13thM18101500
14thA602191200
15thA602291001
16thB609391200
17thA617881600
18thB60678901
19thA60235512
20thA6344600

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1998

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 222.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1998

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1998: 200.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years