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A6021 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 787 collisions on the A6021 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,021 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 110 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A6021, down 33% from 6 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
787
1,361st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,021
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Serious collisions
110
128 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A6021

On the A6021, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight67085%

Where the A6021 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,361st
Most casualties
1,421st
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,755th

A6021 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6021 peaked at 40 in 1987 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6021, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202548
202468
2023810
202279
2021611
202069
201957
201824
2017912
2016822
20151115
20141316
20131520
20122027
20112327
20101419
20091928
20081723
20071824
20061824
20051012
20041015
20031422
20022031
20011417
20002226
19991827
1998912
19971214
19962528
19951317
19943140
19932224
19921821
19911821
19901920
19893343
19882635
19874046
19862833
19852433
19842732
19832426
19822731
19812028
19801719
19791725

When crashes happen on the A6021

Friday has the most collisions on the A6021 (153), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (202).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday153 (19%)
  • Saturday135 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am25 (3.2%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am40 (5.1%)
  • 9am to noon138 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm197 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm202 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm107 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight73 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.1%)
  • February57 (7.2%)
  • March63 (8%)
  • April61 (7.8%)
  • May65 (8.3%)
  • June71 (9%)
  • July63 (8%)
  • August63 (8%)
  • September72 (9.1%)
  • October63 (8%)
  • November71 (9%)
  • December82 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight589 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6021 crashes

On the A6021, 64% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph503 (64%)
  • 40 mph273 (35%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry567 (72%)
  • Wet or damp207 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (12%)
  • Roundabout68 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6021 crashes

Car occupants make up 47% of the people killed or injured on the A6021, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (47%)
  • Pedestrian261 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant144 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (74%)
  • Bus or coach143 (11%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (16%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6582 (8%)
  • 66 to 7564 (6.3%)
  • Over 7553 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (39%)
  • Passenger360 (35%)
  • Pedestrian261 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6021

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6021

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6021 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6021 were recorded in 3 council areas. Rotherham has the most, with 779, followed by Doncaster (3) and Wakefield (3).

Collisions on the A6021 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham7791,0107109
2ndDoncaster3300
3rdWakefield3401

A6021 crashes by town

Of the 787 collisions on the A6021, 744 were in the built-up area of Rotherham.

Recent crashes on the A6021

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6021, from 11 January 2022 to 25 November 2025.

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