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Rotherham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2000, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (985), and casualties fell from 1,408.

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

Collisions in 2000
922
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,306
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Rotherham in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10411%
  • Slight81288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious13110%
  • Slight1,16389%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 922, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (16%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday146 (16%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (12%)
  • Sunday117 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.2%)
  • February71 (7.7%)
  • March89 (9.7%)
  • April71 (7.7%)
  • May67 (7.3%)
  • June67 (7.3%)
  • July81 (8.8%)
  • August68 (7.4%)
  • September89 (9.7%)
  • October72 (7.8%)
  • November104 (11%)
  • December67 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (62%)
  • Wet or damp335 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph493 (53%)
  • 40 mph189 (20%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph144 (16%)
  • 70 mph71 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (14%)
  • Roundabout78 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant877 (67%)
  • Pedestrian166 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5%)
  • Cyclist51 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20175 (13%)
  • 21 to 25145 (11%)
  • 26 to 35286 (22%)
  • 36 to 45188 (14%)
  • 46 to 55132 (10%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.6%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider698 (53%)
  • Passenger442 (34%)
  • Pedestrian166 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,314 (77%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Rotherham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 80th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2000

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2000: 82, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6318210708
2ndM16510604
3rdA630629015
4thA633577716
5thA57316112
6thA618304812
7thB6089284202
8thA6123243603
9thA6021222601
10thA629182505
11thB6060172602
12thA6109152604
13thB6090111402
14thA6022101801
15thB605991103
16thB606691303
17thA602381000
18thA6346711
19thB606761200
20thB64636902

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2000

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 220.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2000

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2000: 205.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years