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Rotherham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2004, and 1,345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (951), and casualties rose from 1,317.

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

Collisions in 2004
930
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,345
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious11713%
  • Slight80186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious13810%
  • Slight1,19589%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2004 is highlighted, with 930, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (17%)
  • Wednesday124 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.6%)
  • February73 (7.8%)
  • March78 (8.4%)
  • April79 (8.5%)
  • May75 (8.1%)
  • June86 (9.2%)
  • July54 (5.8%)
  • August67 (7.2%)
  • September78 (8.4%)
  • October85 (9.1%)
  • November91 (9.8%)
  • December93 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight660 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry571 (61%)
  • Wet or damp336 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph507 (55%)
  • 40 mph180 (19%)
  • 50 mph19 (2%)
  • 60 mph130 (14%)
  • 70 mph88 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (16%)
  • Roundabout79 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant939 (70%)
  • Pedestrian161 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist37 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15106 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20196 (15%)
  • 21 to 25171 (13%)
  • 26 to 35261 (19%)
  • 36 to 45199 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (52%)
  • Passenger481 (36%)
  • Pedestrian161 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,364 (79%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rotherham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 53rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2004

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2004, with 62 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2004: 76, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17611405
2ndA6316910418
3rdA6306811339
4thA633426902
5thA57355012
6thA618273703
7thB6089223403
8thA6123182302
9thB6060182315
10thA629172201
11thB6090172213
12thA6021101501
13thB6093101902
14thA602291202
15thM1881101
16thB60667902
17thB60596801
18thB64276602
19thA60235800
20thA61095701

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2004

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 213.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2004

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2004: 201.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years