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Rotherham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 921 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2007, and 1,349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (877), and casualties rose from 1,298.

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

Collisions in 2007
921
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,349
Up 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious9610%
  • Slight81388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious1047.7%
  • Slight1,23391%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 921, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday149 (16%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday115 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (9.3%)
  • February68 (7.4%)
  • March81 (8.8%)
  • April75 (8.1%)
  • May63 (6.8%)
  • June83 (9%)
  • July95 (10%)
  • August64 (6.9%)
  • September66 (7.2%)
  • October75 (8.1%)
  • November84 (9.1%)
  • December81 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds725 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry625 (68%)
  • Wet or damp284 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph455 (49%)
  • 40 mph213 (23%)
  • 50 mph32 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph122 (13%)
  • 70 mph89 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway644 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (15%)
  • Roundabout117 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant932 (69%)
  • Pedestrian144 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20239 (18%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35238 (18%)
  • 36 to 45229 (17%)
  • 46 to 55149 (11%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider835 (62%)
  • Passenger370 (27%)
  • Pedestrian144 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,373 (79%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 35th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2007

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2007, with 72 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2007

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2007: 77, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6307711518
2ndA6317111005
3rdM16612015
4thA633426314
5thA618375035
6thA6123344703
7thA57334905
8thA629193503
9thA6021182402
10thM18162901
11thB6060152003
12thB6089141912
13thB6090132402
14thA6109121801
15thA634122513
16thB6463121812
17thA6022111502
18thB6410111901
19thB606791202
20thB609791101

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2007

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 228.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2007

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2007: 212.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years