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Rotherham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2024, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2023 (437), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 2024
421
Down 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
575
Down 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Rotherham in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious13332%
  • Slight28267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious14926%
  • Slight42073%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2024 is highlighted, with 421, down 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February29 (6.9%)
  • March40 (9.5%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May41 (9.7%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July28 (6.7%)
  • August29 (6.9%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December38 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (67%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph216 (51%)
  • 40 mph86 (20%)
  • 50 mph34 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (11%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (68%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6564 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7532 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (79%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 63rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2024

Rawmarsh East, Rotherham, S62 6DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2024, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2024

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2024: 36, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6313646110
2ndA633283909
3rdA630274008
4thM1193202
5thA6123172407
6thA57162014
7thB6089111803
8thB6090111413
9thB6060101204
10thA61891205
11thA602281401
12thB646371205
13thA60216802
14thA61785501
15thA6295601
16thB60595602
17thA61094401
18thB60674601
19thB60974402
20thM184500

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2024

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 86.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2024

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2024: 85.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2024, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years