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Rotherham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2018, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (514), and casualties fell from 728.

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

Collisions in 2018
458
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
629
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Rotherham in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious13129%
  • Slight32270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight47275%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2018 is highlighted, with 458, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (18%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.9%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March36 (7.9%)
  • April44 (9.6%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July28 (6.1%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October36 (7.9%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December44 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (71%)
  • Wet or damp124 (27%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph212 (46%)
  • 40 mph101 (22%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph47 (10%)
  • 70 mph60 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (24%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5597 (15%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (64%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 74th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2018

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2018, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2018

The M1 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2018: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1416018
2ndA630395808
3rdA631254126
4thA57172203
5thA633172204
6thA6123151704
7thM18152203
8thA618131706
9thB6090131608
10thB606081002
11thB608981104
12thA6296700
13thB60676702
14thA60235601
15thB609351101
16thB646351202
17thA60223302
18thA61093300
19thB64103600
20thA60212400

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2018

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 108.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2018

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2018: 108.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years