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Rotherham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Rotherham in 2025, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (421), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2025
429
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
579
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Rotherham in 2025

2.3% of collisions in Rotherham in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious12028%
  • Slight29970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight43074%

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,027 in 2001. 2025 is highlighted, with 429, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February41 (9.6%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June29 (6.8%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August22 (5.1%)
  • September24 (5.6%)
  • October39 (9.1%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (72%)
  • Wet or damp112 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph232 (54%)
  • 40 mph81 (19%)
  • 50 mph33 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (10%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (16%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rotherham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (69%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (65%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (80%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rotherham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rotherham had the 63rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rotherham in 2025

Boston Castle, Rotherham, S60 1PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rotherham in 2025, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Rotherham with the most crashes in 2025

The A631 had the most collisions in Rotherham in 2025: 38, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rotherham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6313862111
2ndA6303444010
3rdA633273219
4thM1203305
5thA6123182006
6thA57131613
7thB6060131714
8thB6089111411
9thB6463111514
10thA618101302
11thA617861004
12thA6295503
13thB60935702
14thM185900
15thA60214800
16thA60224600
17thB60904400
18thB60673600
19thA61092200
20thB60662200

Towns in Rotherham: crashes in 2025

Rotherham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 111.

Postcode districts in Rotherham: crashes in 2025

S60 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rotherham in 2025: 97.

Latest crashes in Rotherham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Rotherham in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Rotherham road accidents in other years