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Rotherham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2017, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (560), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 2017
514
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
728
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Rotherham in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10220%
  • Slight40378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight60183%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2017 is highlighted, with 514, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.9%)
  • February44 (8.6%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April33 (6.4%)
  • May50 (9.7%)
  • June41 (8%)
  • July48 (9.3%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September31 (6%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December50 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (67%)
  • Wet or damp159 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph282 (55%)
  • 40 mph103 (20%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph61 (12%)
  • 70 mph45 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (18%)
  • Roundabout41 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (66%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (10%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (58%)
  • Passenger200 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 71st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2017

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2017, with 32 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2017

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2017: 44, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630446627
2ndA631395618
3rdM1355906
4thA6123253106
5thA633222804
6thA57172904
7thA618121606
8thA629112201
9thB6089102113
10thA602191211
11thA602291202
12thB606091200
13thB646391103
14thB641061100
15thM186700
16thA61095800
17thB60675701
18thB60905703
19thB60594601
20thB60663501

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2017

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 122.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2017

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2017: 110.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years