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Rawmarsh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,029 road traffic collisions in Rawmarsh, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 314 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 40% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
2,029
457th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,587
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
314
344 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rawmarsh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious31415%
  • Slight1,69183%

What the data shows

  • Rawmarsh had 287 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 377 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Rawmarsh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 439 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rawmarsh, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Rawmarsh.

Where Rawmarsh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
457th
Most casualties
456th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
487th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday272 (13%)
  • Tuesday290 (14%)
  • Wednesday297 (15%)
  • Thursday297 (15%)
  • Friday357 (18%)
  • Saturday321 (16%)
  • Sunday195 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,454 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit542 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,765 (87%)
  • Roundabout145 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,856 (91%)
  • 40 mph132 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,580 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds290 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other51 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,315 (51%)
  • Pedestrian540 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant195 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist140 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rawmarsh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rawmarsh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rawmarsh peaked at 65 in 1988; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20244247
20233037
20222126
20212426
20202632
20192328
20182734
20173644
20163348
20152432
20142129
20133952
20123446
20113253
20103036
20094771
20084666
20075076
20065467
20055475
20045783
20035262
20024454
20015363
20005362
19995566
19986083
19975873
19964555
19954960
19943748
19934149
19926291
19914653
19905980
19894753
19886585
19875672
19863236
19855663
19844354
19834553
19825367
19815263
19804349
19794856

Map of recent crashes in Rawmarsh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rawmarsh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rawmarsh

The 24 most recent collisions in Rawmarsh happened between 9 January and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rawmarsh

The A633 has the most collisions in Rawmarsh, 837 of 2,029 (41%), followed by the A6123 (101).

Collisions in Rawmarsh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6338371,10012125
2ndA6123101134016
3rdB6375263001
4thB6089142611

Council areas covering Rawmarsh

Collisions in Rawmarsh were recorded in 2 council areas. Rotherham has 2,025 of 2,029 (99.8%).

Collisions in Rawmarsh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham2,0252,58224314
2ndSheffield4500

Postcode districts in Rawmarsh

Collisions in Rawmarsh were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by S62 (1,884) and S60 (119).