The A631: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 146 people were killed or seriously injured in 119 collisions on the A631, making it the 96th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
119
serious or fatal collisions
146
people killed or seriously injured
11
collisions that took a life
#96
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A631 carries 363 recorded injury collisions over the period, 119 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Rotherham, West Lindsey, Bassetlaw, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 9%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 40 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 33 serious collisions, and the count is up 86% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A631
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Rotherham55 KSI
- West Lindsey27 KSI
- Bassetlaw16 KSI
- Sheffield8 KSI
- East Lindsey6 KSI
- Doncaster4 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A631
2025: 26 (up 18.2% on the year before) · peak 33 in 2023 · +85.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A631
How many accidents happen on the A631?
Police recorded 363 injury collisions on the A631 over 2021–2025, of which 119 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 146 people killed or seriously injured, including 11 fatal collisions.
Is the A631 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 96 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 88 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A631 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Rotherham, West Lindsey, Bassetlaw. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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