Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rotherham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 951 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2003, and 1,317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (912), and casualties rose from 1,257.

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

Collisions in 2003
951
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,317
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2003

1.8% of collisions in Rotherham in 2003 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious788.2%
  • Slight85690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious1098.3%
  • Slight1,19090%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 951, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (13%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.5%)
  • February92 (9.7%)
  • March74 (7.8%)
  • April75 (7.9%)
  • May77 (8.1%)
  • June80 (8.4%)
  • July75 (7.9%)
  • August69 (7.3%)
  • September77 (8.1%)
  • October85 (8.9%)
  • November90 (9.5%)
  • December86 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight671 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds805 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (70%)
  • Wet or damp259 (27%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph515 (54%)
  • 40 mph177 (19%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph131 (14%)
  • 70 mph89 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (16%)
  • Roundabout102 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant952 (72%)
  • Pedestrian150 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15107 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20206 (16%)
  • 21 to 25160 (12%)
  • 26 to 35255 (19%)
  • 36 to 45184 (14%)
  • 46 to 55127 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.3%)
  • Over 7539 (3%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider719 (55%)
  • Passenger448 (34%)
  • Pedestrian150 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,378 (80%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rotherham

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 59th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2003

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2003, with 68 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2003

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2003: 77, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317711416
2ndA6306910809
3rdM16310307
4thA633445312
5thA57395822
6thA618374613
7thB6089253802
8thA6123182100
9thA629182100
10thB6060152821
11thA6021142201
12thA6022142413
13thM18142122
14thB6059121700
15thB6093101401
16thA610991602
17thB606791202
18thB64109910
19thB646391310
20thA6347712

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2003

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 225.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2003

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2003: 226.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years