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Rotherham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2015, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (559), and casualties rose from 823.

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

Collisions in 2015
574
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
853
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Rotherham in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight49887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious738.6%
  • Slight76890%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 574, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.7%)
  • February44 (7.7%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April59 (10%)
  • May53 (9.2%)
  • June38 (6.6%)
  • July50 (8.7%)
  • August32 (5.6%)
  • September40 (7%)
  • October48 (8.4%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (74%)
  • Wet or damp144 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph246 (43%)
  • 40 mph139 (24%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (13%)
  • 70 mph70 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (19%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (72%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20117 (14%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 45129 (15%)
  • 46 to 55119 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (79%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 69th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2015

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2015, with 39 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2015

The A631 and M1 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2015, with 54 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA631548448
2ndM1548413
3rdA630477605
4thA633284802
5thA6022274105
6thA57213401
7thA6123172602
8thB6089162501
9thA618131610
10thB6090132012
11thA6021111500
12thB6463112103
13thA602381001
14thB606081201
15thM1871101
16thA61096801
17thB60936800
18thA6295510
19thB60665701
20thA6344401

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2015

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 121.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2015

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2015: 139.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years