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Rotherham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2019, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (458), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2019
436
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
589
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2019

2.5% of collisions in Rotherham in 2019 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious13230%
  • Slight29367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious14925%
  • Slight42973%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2019 is highlighted, with 436, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April26 (6%)
  • May41 (9.4%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph234 (54%)
  • 40 mph93 (21%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (68%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (63%)
  • Passenger140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 78th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2019

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2019, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2019

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2019: 41, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6304155016
2ndA6313145410
3rdB6060213016
4thM1192503
5thA633161714
6thA6123142204
7thB6089142805
8thA57121903
9thA629122105
10thA618111503
11thA610981010
12thM1871404
13thA602261002
14thA6346800
15thA60215701
16thB60675503
17thB64105901
18thB60664401
19thB60974500
20thB60593401

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2019

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 108.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2019

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2019: 100.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2019, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years