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Rotherham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 829 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2005, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (930), and casualties fell from 1,345.

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

Collisions in 2005
829
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,202
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2005

1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2005 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious779.3%
  • Slight74490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious857.1%
  • Slight1,10992%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 829, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (12%)
  • Tuesday134 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (18%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (9.2%)
  • February55 (6.6%)
  • March64 (7.7%)
  • April60 (7.2%)
  • May73 (8.8%)
  • June69 (8.3%)
  • July74 (8.9%)
  • August66 (8%)
  • September60 (7.2%)
  • October80 (9.7%)
  • November73 (8.8%)
  • December79 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight598 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry565 (68%)
  • Wet or damp241 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph412 (50%)
  • 40 mph167 (20%)
  • 50 mph30 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph134 (16%)
  • 70 mph83 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (17%)
  • Roundabout100 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant870 (72%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist42 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20229 (19%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35216 (18%)
  • 36 to 45196 (16%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (61%)
  • Passenger343 (29%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,256 (80%)
  • Motorcycle83 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 63rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2005

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2005, with 64 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2005: 71, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17111711
2ndA630578812
3rdA631569115
4thA633486711
5thA618315001
6thB6089314306
7thA57244104
8thB6060232902
9thA629202910
10thA6123162501
11thB6410111203
12thA6021101201
13thB6067101203
14thB6463102101
15thB605981202
16thB609081101
17thM1881000
18thA602261200
19thB609361101
20thA6345710

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2005

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 178.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2005

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2005: 213.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years