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S66 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,484 road traffic collisions in the S66 postcode district, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 119 were fatal and 925 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 56 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (71).

Collisions since 1979
5,484
435th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,785
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
119
131 people killed
Serious collisions
925
1,128 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
56
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S66

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1192.2%
  • Serious92517%
  • Slight4,44081%

What the data shows

  • S66 had 697 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 1,088 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in S66 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,148 children under 16 were killed or injured in S66, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in S66.

Where S66 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
435th
Most casualties
342nd
Most fatal collisions
177th
Most serious collisions
506th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday773 (14%)
  • Tuesday760 (14%)
  • Wednesday778 (14%)
  • Thursday809 (15%)
  • Friday962 (18%)
  • Saturday752 (14%)
  • Sunday650 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,926 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit921 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting562 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,706 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway1,415 (26%)
  • Roundabout278 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,516 (46%)
  • 40 mph1,089 (20%)
  • 50 mph58 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph917 (17%)
  • 70 mph868 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,262 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds727 (13%)
  • Fog or mist87 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.3%)
  • Other141 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,956 (64%)
  • Pedestrian1,028 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist698 (9%)
  • Cyclist417 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant246 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant194 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant52 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S66 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S66, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S66 peaked at 182 in 2001; 2025 had 56.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255686
20247193
20236079
202277105
20217494
20206175
201970104
201871109
201773110
201684126
201574120
201499155
201394141
201296146
201188144
2010111165
2009109151
2008114163
2007155247
2006148224
2005147219
2004147216
2003139204
2002148212
2001182236
2000147193
1999151209
1998152213
1997146204
1996141192
1995114164
1994138206
1993108140
1992142210
1991161216
1990128178
1989138181
1988148207
1987118163
19866586
1985148202
1984129180
1983141187
1982137192
1981118161
1980145197
1979121180

Map of recent crashes in S66

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S66

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S66

The 24 most recent collisions in S66 happened between 8 July and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S66

The A631 has the most collisions in S66, 1,663 of 5,484 (30%), followed by the M18 (554).

Collisions in S66 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6311,6632,24638284
2ndM185549161379
3rdB60604496191388
4thM13235641336
5thA634189277540
6thB6427170225333
7thB6376137211222
8thB609381108014
9thB64104770110
10thA630264803
11thB6094152903
12thB609051001

Council areas covering S66

Collisions in S66 were recorded in 3 council areas. Rotherham has 5,111 of 5,484 (93%).

Collisions in S66 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham5,1117,186109878
2ndDoncaster3685901046
3rdSheffield5901

Towns in S66

Collisions in S66 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Wickersley and Bramley (1,281) and Maltby (1,274).