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Waverley and Catcliffe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe, Rotherham, from 1979 to 2025, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
114
2,649th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
151
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
27
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Waverley and Catcliffe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious2724%
  • Slight8373%

What the data shows

  • Waverley and Catcliffe had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% more than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 19 children under 16 were killed or injured in Waverley and Catcliffe, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe.

Where Waverley and Catcliffe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,649th
Most casualties
2,659th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday7 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (76%)
  • Roundabout18 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph71 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (14%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant92 (61%)
  • Pedestrian23 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Cyclist6 (4%)
  • Van occupant6 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Waverley and Catcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waverley and Catcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe peaked at 9 in 1989; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
2023611
202235
202133
202022
201911
201834
201724
201611
201500
201456
201334
201222
201111
201023
200900
200811
200734
200623
200523
2004811
200323
200211
200134
200012
199922
199823
199733
199644
199500
199422
199312
199211
199100
199033
1989911
198856
198711
198623
198533
198400
1983410
198234
198133
198023
197956

Map of recent crashes in Waverley and Catcliffe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Waverley and Catcliffe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Waverley and Catcliffe

The 24 most recent collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe happened between 22 December 2014 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Waverley and Catcliffe

The B6066 has the most collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe, 62 of 114 (54%), followed by the B6533 (17).

Collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB60666280110
2ndB6533172514
3rdA63061021

Council area for Waverley and Catcliffe

Waverley and Catcliffe is in Rotherham, where police recorded 35,564 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Waverley and Catcliffe accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Waverley and Catcliffe

All 114 collisions in Waverley and Catcliffe were in the S60 postcode district.