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Rotherham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2012, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2011 (675), and casualties fell from 1,040.

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

Collisions in 2012
584
Down 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
852
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2012

1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight50286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious809.4%
  • Slight76690%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 584, down 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March58 (9.9%)
  • April49 (8.4%)
  • May45 (7.7%)
  • June38 (6.5%)
  • July56 (9.6%)
  • August42 (7.2%)
  • September46 (7.9%)
  • October48 (8.2%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December45 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (66%)
  • Wet or damp192 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph304 (52%)
  • 40 mph134 (23%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph70 (12%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (15%)
  • Roundabout54 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant583 (68%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (16%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 55119 (14%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (60%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car829 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 71st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2012

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2012, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2012

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2012: 52, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630528315
2ndA631456524
3rdM1426622
4thA633264103
5thB6089264403
6thA57233704
7thA6021172313
8thA6123172101
9thA618141800
10thB6463111802
11thB6060101302
12thB606781403
13thB609381300
14thA602271000
15thA62971101
16thA6346901
17thB609061000
18thB609761200
19thB60595700
20thB64105600

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2012

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 142.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2012

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2012: 159.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2012, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years