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Rotherham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 985 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 1999, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (926), and casualties rose from 1,395.

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

Collisions in 1999
985
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,408
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Rotherham in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight85887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious14911%
  • Slight1,25289%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 985, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday138 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday176 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (9.5%)
  • February69 (7%)
  • March93 (9.4%)
  • April54 (5.5%)
  • May84 (8.5%)
  • June64 (6.5%)
  • July78 (7.9%)
  • August70 (7.1%)
  • September92 (9.3%)
  • October76 (7.7%)
  • November108 (11%)
  • December103 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds789 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry634 (64%)
  • Wet or damp325 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph534 (54%)
  • 40 mph185 (19%)
  • 50 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph126 (13%)
  • 70 mph98 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway704 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (18%)
  • Roundabout86 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant975 (69%)
  • Pedestrian174 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15101 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20181 (13%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35310 (22%)
  • 36 to 45206 (15%)
  • 46 to 55141 (10%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.1%)
  • Over 7532 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider744 (53%)
  • Passenger490 (35%)
  • Pedestrian174 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,442 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 1999

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 68th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 1999

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 1999: 95, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63195140113
2ndM17513308
3rdA630578806
4thA633568004
5thA57416205
6thA618375215
7thB6060243605
8thA6123212602
9thA6021182701
10thB6089182102
11thA629172403
12thA6022162002
13thB6059161804
14thB6067142403
15thB6090141902
16thM18133003
17thA6109122303
18thB6093122412
19thB6463121800
20thB6410111510

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 1999

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 253.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 1999

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 1999: 225.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years