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Swinton (Rotherham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,286 road traffic collisions in Swinton, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 196 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,286
632nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,710
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
196
221 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Swinton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious19615%
  • Slight1,07584%

What the data shows

  • Swinton had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 243 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Swinton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 315 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swinton, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Swinton.

Where Swinton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
632nd
Most casualties
608th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
712th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (14%)
  • Tuesday148 (12%)
  • Wednesday177 (14%)
  • Thursday185 (14%)
  • Friday223 (17%)
  • Saturday223 (17%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight873 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit387 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,258 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,230 (96%)
  • 40 mph22 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,020 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant913 (53%)
  • Pedestrian376 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist90 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swinton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swinton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Swinton peaked at 44 in 2015; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251219
20241623
20231622
2022810
202166
20201519
20191217
20181215
20172026
20161620
20154472
20141520
20133043
20121722
20112528
20101730
20091420
20082936
20071931
20063351
20053046
20043441
20034058
20023450
20014354
20003652
19993949
19983852
19974262
19963346
19951923
19942629
19932434
19923136
19914154
19903543
19893846
19883142
19873949
19862025
19853244
19843539
19834453
19823140
19812732
19803137
19793744

Map of recent crashes in Swinton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swinton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swinton

The 24 most recent collisions in Swinton happened between 14 May 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swinton

The A6022 has the most collisions in Swinton, 552 of 1,286 (43%), followed by the B6090 (90).

Collisions in Swinton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6022552741689
2ndB609090125218
3rdA633305008

Council areas covering Swinton

Collisions in Swinton were recorded in 2 council areas. Rotherham has 1,280 of 1,286 (99.5%).

Collisions in Swinton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRotherham1,2801,70315195
2ndDoncaster4501

Postcode district for Swinton

Of the 1,286 collisions in Swinton, 1,285 (99.9%) were in the S64 postcode district.