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South Anston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in South Anston, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
253
1,720th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
366
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
43
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for South Anston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4317%
  • Slight20882%

What the data shows

  • South Anston had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in South Anston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in South Anston, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in South Anston.

Where South Anston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,720th
Most casualties
1,602nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (42%)
  • 40 mph136 (54%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant268 (73%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

South Anston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Anston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in South Anston peaked at 12 in 2001; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202445
202322
202223
202133
202046
201924
201813
201735
2016711
201534
201423
201322
201233
201146
201023
2009710
200855
2007812
200644
2005512
2004911
2003812
200256
20011216
200067
19991217
1998711
1997810
199657
199558
199411
1993711
199233
199169
1990812
198979
1988714
1987814
1986410
198544
19841116
19831217
198228
198144
19801014
197988

Map of recent crashes in South Anston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in South Anston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in South Anston

The 24 most recent collisions in South Anston happened between 15 October 2016 and 12 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in South Anston

The A57 has the most collisions in South Anston, 183 of 253 (72%), followed by the B6059 (46).

Collisions in South Anston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57183274131
2ndB6059466317
3rdB606081002

Council area for South Anston

South Anston is in Rotherham, where police recorded 35,564 collisions from 1979 to 2025. South Anston accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for South Anston

All 253 collisions in South Anston were in the S25 postcode district.