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Rotherham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,981 road traffic collisions in Rotherham from 1979 to 2025, and 11,726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 107 were fatal and 1,393 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 111 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (88).

Collisions since 1979
8,981
130th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
11,726
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
107
113 people killed
Serious collisions
1,393
1,525 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
111
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
136
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rotherham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1071.2%
  • Serious1,39316%
  • Slight7,48183%

What the data shows

  • Rotherham had 1,070 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 1,750 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Rotherham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,272 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rotherham, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Rotherham.

Where Rotherham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
130th
Most casualties
127th
Most fatal collisions
107th
Most serious collisions
138th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,330 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,344 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,252 (14%)
  • Thursday1,399 (16%)
  • Friday1,523 (17%)
  • Saturday1,298 (14%)
  • Sunday835 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,503 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,295 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,789 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway972 (11%)
  • Roundabout769 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road340 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded111 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph200 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph5,945 (66%)
  • 40 mph2,388 (27%)
  • 50 mph241 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph126 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,255 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,144 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds72 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds58 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other200 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded112 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,023 (51%)
  • Pedestrian2,673 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant970 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist946 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist672 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant143 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant136 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant59 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rotherham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rotherham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rotherham peaked at 289 in 1982; 2025 had 111.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 111
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025111136
202488138
2023117149
2022105131
202179107
202090113
2019110141
2018112146
2017126169
2016132188
2015126158
2014134183
2013140194
2012150209
2011170241
2010151221
2009193277
2008220313
2007236329
2006230333
2005181251
2004216301
2003233314
2002262334
2001248347
2000225322
1999258342
1998229306
1997205263
1996235317
1995167201
1994218259
1993184233
1992198236
1991211247
1990223273
1989234309
1988239287
1987247302
1986126155
1985235296
1984277330
1983251315
1982289375
1981277333
1980234283
1979259319

Map of recent crashes in Rotherham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rotherham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rotherham

The 24 most recent collisions in Rotherham happened between 24 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rotherham

The A630 has the most collisions in Rotherham, 854 of 8,981 (9.5%), followed by the A6021 (744).

Collisions in Rotherham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6308541,16617123
2ndA60217449557104
3rdA631547812789
4thA61235127149102
5thA618487654377
6thA629422581374
7thA6109333451559
8thA6178209269637
9thB6410128175615
10thA63312715808
11thM111516739
12thB6089111148113
13thB6066384907
14thA60271201
15thA61323301
16thB60213300

Council areas covering Rotherham

Collisions in Rotherham were recorded in 4 council areas. Rotherham has 8,819 of 8,981 (98%).

Collisions in Rotherham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham8,81911,4901011,367
2ndSheffield155226623
3rdDoncaster4702
4thBarnsley3301

Postcode districts in Rotherham

Collisions in Rotherham were recorded in 6 postcode districts, led by S60 (3,780) and S65 (3,113).