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Rotherham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 824 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2008, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (921), and casualties fell from 1,349.

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

Collisions in 2008
824
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,184
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Rotherham in 2008 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious749%
  • Slight74090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious837%
  • Slight1,08792%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 824, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday146 (18%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (12%)
  • Sunday77 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9%)
  • February70 (8.5%)
  • March67 (8.1%)
  • April61 (7.4%)
  • May79 (9.6%)
  • June68 (8.3%)
  • July63 (7.6%)
  • August67 (8.1%)
  • September66 (8%)
  • October70 (8.5%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December57 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (63%)
  • Wet or damp291 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph411 (50%)
  • 40 mph194 (24%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph98 (12%)
  • 70 mph94 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (16%)
  • Roundabout118 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant833 (70%)
  • Pedestrian128 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist47 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20180 (15%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35206 (17%)
  • 36 to 45195 (16%)
  • 46 to 55114 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.2%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider707 (60%)
  • Passenger349 (29%)
  • Pedestrian128 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,193 (78%)
  • Motorcycle76 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 40th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2008

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2008, with 76 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2008

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2008: 87, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6308713235
2ndM16010813
3rdA631496928
4thA633425704
5thA629406115
6thA618263405
7thA6123243601
8thA57234003
9thB6089233711
10thA6021172302
11thB6060172300
12thB6090152001
13thA6022121611
14thB6059111202
15thB6097112103
16thM18111200
17thA6178101201
18thA610991300
19thA6347901
20thB646371002

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2008

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 213.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2008

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2008: 205.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years