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Rotherham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2013, and 906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2012 (584), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 2013
632
Up 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
906
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2013

1.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10016%
  • Slight52583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10512%
  • Slight79488%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2013 is highlighted, with 632, up 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday119 (19%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.6%)
  • February45 (7.1%)
  • March51 (8.1%)
  • April43 (6.8%)
  • May61 (9.7%)
  • June46 (7.3%)
  • July52 (8.2%)
  • August43 (6.8%)
  • September45 (7.1%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (9.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded44 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (76%)
  • Wet or damp124 (20%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow14 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph318 (50%)
  • 40 mph152 (24%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph80 (13%)
  • 70 mph61 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (16%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (69%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (14%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 45134 (15%)
  • 46 to 55127 (14%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (63%)
  • Passenger237 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car935 (80%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 56th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2013

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2013, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2013

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2013: 56, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630569524
2ndM1406203
3rdA631395004
4thA633323702
5thB6089264102
6thA57223707
7thA618193205
8thA6123182602
9thA629172402
10thB6090172514
11thA6021152004
12thB6060142101
13thA6022131902
14thA634111703
15thM18101401
16thB60599902
17thB646381402
18thA61787803
19thB609761100
20thB60675700

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2013

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 138.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2013

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2013: 113.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years