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Rotherham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2014, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2013 (632), and casualties fell from 906.

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

Collisions in 2014
559
Down 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
823
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight47685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight73089%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 559, down 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.7%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March62 (11%)
  • April31 (5.5%)
  • May41 (7.3%)
  • June41 (7.3%)
  • July51 (9.1%)
  • August42 (7.5%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October46 (8.2%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December42 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (73%)
  • Wet or damp135 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3%)
  • 30 mph225 (40%)
  • 40 mph138 (25%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph88 (16%)
  • 70 mph70 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (20%)
  • Roundabout53 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant577 (70%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist49 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (11%)
  • 21 to 25129 (16%)
  • 26 to 35184 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (63%)
  • Passenger222 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 73rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2014

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2014, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2014

The M1 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2014: 51, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1518104
2ndA630457005
3rdA631456808
4thA633274403
5thA57192721
6thA6123162307
7thB6089152401
8thA6021131613
9thA618131901
10thB6067112300
11thB6060101205
12thB6090101802
13thA602291204
14thM1891800
15thB605981501
16thB646381500
17thA62971001
18thB64277803
19thB60975502
20thB641051203

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2014

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 131.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2014

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2014: 123.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years