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Rotherham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2009, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2008 (824), and casualties fell from 1,184.

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

Collisions in 2009
737
Down 11% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,139
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious7410%
  • Slight65589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious857.5%
  • Slight1,04692%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2009 is highlighted, with 737, down 11% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday126 (17%)
  • Friday133 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (11%)
  • February56 (7.6%)
  • March62 (8.4%)
  • April54 (7.3%)
  • May47 (6.4%)
  • June54 (7.3%)
  • July71 (9.6%)
  • August54 (7.3%)
  • September52 (7.1%)
  • October71 (9.6%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December63 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (5%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (63%)
  • Wet or damp241 (33%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph370 (50%)
  • 40 mph170 (23%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (14%)
  • 70 mph71 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (72%)
  • Roundabout104 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant809 (71%)
  • Pedestrian102 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20199 (17%)
  • 21 to 25141 (12%)
  • 26 to 35192 (17%)
  • 36 to 45186 (16%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (59%)
  • Passenger366 (32%)
  • Pedestrian102 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (79%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 51st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2009

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2009, with 58 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2009

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2009: 57, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6305710926
2ndA631506805
3rdM1498425
4thA633466903
5thA57314905
6thA618314303
7thA6123274700
8thB6060243125
9thB6089213500
10thA6021192801
11thA629122200
12thB6097121500
13thB6090111902
14thA610991401
15thB606793403
16thB60938901
17thA602371200
18thB641071301
19thM187900
20thB64636800

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2009

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 184.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2009

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2009: 185.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years