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Rotherham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,027 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2001, and 1,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2000 (922), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,027
Up 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,420
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 2001 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious959.3%
  • Slight92690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious1057.4%
  • Slight1,30992%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,027, up 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (16%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday169 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.9%)
  • February76 (7.4%)
  • March68 (6.6%)
  • April90 (8.8%)
  • May86 (8.4%)
  • June79 (7.7%)
  • July77 (7.5%)
  • August84 (8.2%)
  • September94 (9.2%)
  • October72 (7%)
  • November91 (8.9%)
  • December129 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds868 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry680 (66%)
  • Wet or damp322 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph568 (55%)
  • 40 mph202 (20%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph146 (14%)
  • 70 mph82 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway792 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (13%)
  • Roundabout80 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant942 (66%)
  • Pedestrian177 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1077 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15104 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20227 (16%)
  • 21 to 25146 (10%)
  • 26 to 35272 (19%)
  • 36 to 45230 (16%)
  • 46 to 55121 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.3%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (56%)
  • Passenger449 (32%)
  • Pedestrian177 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (77%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach86 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2001

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rotherham

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 56th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2001

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2001, with 64 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2001

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2001: 84, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6318410313
2ndA6307210807
3rdM1588201
4thA633445404
5thB6089333700
6thA618294614
7thA629293905
8thB6060274301
9thA57264202
10thA6123233802
11thA6022182202
12thB6090182806
13thA6021141701
14thB6463142203
15thA6109131612
16thB6067131911
17thB6093132801
18thB6410101302
19thM1891303
20thA602381100

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2001

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 237.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2001

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2001: 186.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years