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Wales, Rotherham, S26 5QG area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 132 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Wales ward, Rotherham, from 2001 to 2025, with 195 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
132
6,238th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
195
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the S26 5QG hotspot

26 of the 132 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2519%
  • Slight10680%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
168
All casualties
195

Accidents by year at the S26 5QG hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2003, against an average of 5.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the S26 5QG hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202437
202357
202222
202167
202023
201900
201824
201779
201645
201534
2014612
201388
201246
201122
201079
200944
200867
2007912
2006812
2005820
200456
20031217
2002614
2001914

Map of crashes at the S26 5QG hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near S26 5QG.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Wales, Rotherham, S26 5QG area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the S26 5QG hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Wales
Council area
Rotherham
Nearest postcode to the centre
S26 5QG
Postcode district
S26
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.34115, -1.28574
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
4 October 2025
Rank by collisions
6,238th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the S26 5QG hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B6059, with 52 of 132, followed by the M1 with 46.

Collisions at the S26 5QG hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6059526608
2ndM1468419
3rdA618121802

Accident hotspots near S26 5QG

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Wales, Rotherham, S26 5PY area, 1.1 km away, with 67 collisions.

All 132 crashes at the S26 5QG hotspot

Newest first, from 29 January 2001 to 4 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year