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Rotherham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 877 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2006, and 1,298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2005 (829), and casualties rose from 1,202.

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

Collisions in 2006
877
Up 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,298
Up 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Rotherham in 2006 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious728.2%
  • Slight79390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious836.4%
  • Slight1,20293%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2006 is highlighted, with 877, up 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (13%)
  • Friday169 (19%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.3%)
  • February58 (6.6%)
  • March64 (7.3%)
  • April68 (7.8%)
  • May71 (8.1%)
  • June63 (7.2%)
  • July67 (7.6%)
  • August71 (8.1%)
  • September79 (9%)
  • October94 (11%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December89 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight627 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (65%)
  • Wet or damp290 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph420 (48%)
  • 40 mph196 (22%)
  • 50 mph34 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph119 (14%)
  • 70 mph95 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway607 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (17%)
  • Roundabout96 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant918 (71%)
  • Pedestrian149 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20221 (17%)
  • 21 to 25152 (12%)
  • 26 to 35227 (17%)
  • 36 to 45197 (15%)
  • 46 to 55160 (12%)
  • 56 to 65100 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.4%)
  • Over 7539 (3%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider791 (61%)
  • Passenger358 (28%)
  • Pedestrian149 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,283 (78%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 45th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2006

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2006, with 60 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2006

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2006: 76, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6317611919
2ndM17210813
3rdA630659007
4thA633446601
5thA618324431
6thA6123314502
7thB6060274003
8thA57264713
9thA6021182400
10thB6089183312
11thA6022162201
12thA629132001
13thM18132403
14thB6090102513
15thB6410102002
16thB606781102
17thB60597701
18thB609771001
19thA610961600
20thA617851000

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2006

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 226.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2006

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2006: 220.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years