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Rotherham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2011, and 1,040 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2010 (647), and casualties rose from 984.

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

Collisions in 2011
675
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,040
Up 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight59388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious817.8%
  • Slight95592%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2011 is highlighted, with 675, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (19%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.6%)
  • February64 (9.5%)
  • March62 (9.2%)
  • April58 (8.6%)
  • May49 (7.3%)
  • June67 (9.9%)
  • July64 (9.5%)
  • August40 (5.9%)
  • September60 (8.9%)
  • October50 (7.4%)
  • November51 (7.6%)
  • December59 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (71%)
  • Wet or damp182 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph328 (49%)
  • 40 mph163 (24%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (13%)
  • 70 mph68 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (13%)
  • Roundabout76 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant755 (73%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20166 (16%)
  • 21 to 25141 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (16%)
  • 36 to 45158 (15%)
  • 46 to 55139 (13%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (60%)
  • Passenger301 (29%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,011 (81%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rotherham ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 60th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2011

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2011, with 56 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2011

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2011: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630548605
2ndA631488908
3rdM1458612
4thB6089355503
5thA57325317
6thA633325504
7thA618244404
8thA6021232700
9thA6123233401
10thA629152503
11thB6060141812
12thB609091101
13thM1891300
14thA610981002
15thA60227901
16thA617871200
17thB606771000
18thB60976700
19thB646361001
20thB609351000

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2011

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 166.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2011

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2011: 163.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2011, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years