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S26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,549 road traffic collisions in the S26 postcode district, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 621 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,549
1,065th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,226
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
92 people killed
Serious collisions
621
769 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for S26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal752.1%
  • Serious62117%
  • Slight2,85380%

What the data shows

  • S26 had 488 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 770 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in S26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 656 children under 16 were killed or injured in S26, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in S26.

Where S26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,065th
Most casualties
921st
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
1,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday490 (14%)
  • Tuesday516 (15%)
  • Wednesday483 (14%)
  • Thursday486 (14%)
  • Friday646 (18%)
  • Saturday505 (14%)
  • Sunday423 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,508 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit677 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting306 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,377 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway804 (23%)
  • Roundabout297 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,434 (40%)
  • 40 mph317 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph115 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph881 (25%)
  • 70 mph781 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,799 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds465 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist36 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other80 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,579 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist444 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian429 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist225 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant200 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant150 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)109 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S26 peaked at 115 in 1999; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254462
20244562
20234967
20224463
20215769
20203852
20193848
20185168
20176689
20165671
20156692
201476117
201373102
20126287
201177122
201079125
200968106
200876106
2007114162
200679114
200590138
200491122
2003108153
2002107156
200199134
2000104168
1999115173
199898208
199784126
1996108166
199578116
199492136
199369108
199267105
199182100
199086130
1989115183
198884119
19876294
19863650
19856596
198476106
19837497
198284120
198164115
198069107
197984116

Map of recent crashes in S26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S26

The 24 most recent collisions in S26 happened between 4 July and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S26

The A57 has the most collisions in S26, 816 of 3,549 (23%), followed by the M1 (725).

Collisions in S26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA578161,26619145
2ndM17251,1101582
3rdA61853978519113
4thB6059304388361
5thB6067147221232
6thB6463124231529
7thB605374175017
8thB62007802

Council areas covering S26

Collisions in S26 were recorded in 4 council areas. Rotherham has 3,522 of 3,549 (99%).

Collisions in S26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham3,5225,19073614
2ndNorth East Derbyshire91314
3rdSheffield9902
4thBolsover6810

Town in S26

Of the 3,549 collisions in S26, 905 (26%) were in Swallownest and Aston.