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Rotherham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2022, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2021 (375), and casualties rose from 491.

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

Collisions in 2022
408
Up 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
555
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Rotherham in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious13934%
  • Slight26364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious16029%
  • Slight38970%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2022 is highlighted, with 408, up 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 408
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March23 (5.6%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December36 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (68%)
  • Wet or damp126 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph210 (51%)
  • 40 mph83 (20%)
  • 50 mph28 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (11%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (66%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (10%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7531 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (61%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (78%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 77th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2022

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2022, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2022

The A630 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2022: 32, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6303247110
2ndA6313046011
3rdM1233603
4thA6123202606
5thA633172315
6thA618152218
7thB6463122104
8thB6060111302
9thA5791103
10thA62991003
11thA60217904
12thB60677703
13thB608971603
14thB60936703
15thB60975502
16thB64105802
17thM1851500
18thA61784402
19thB60594501
20thB60904711

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2022

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 103.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2022

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2022: 98.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years