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Barnsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,163 road traffic collisions in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025, and 42,598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 555 were fatal and 5,380 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 364 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (399), and casualties fell from 550 to 487.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,163
91st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42,598
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
555
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
364
Down 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Barnsley

1.8% of collisions in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5551.8%
  • Serious5,38017%
  • Slight25,22881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6181.5%
  • Serious6,31715%
  • Slight35,66384%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. In 2025 there were 364, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 364
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025364487
2024399550
2023371508
2022311430
2021354485
2020339443
2019387556
2018440610
2017503719
2016539768
2015499721
2014560832
2013461648
2012524726
2011559781
2010572806
2009607841
2008654910
2007695947
2006673956
20057421,045
20047611,048
20038691,175
20028241,125
20018451,148
20008381,141
19997931,100
19988331,154
19977951,108
19968101,141
19957901,118
19948071,133
1993717988
19927551,034
19917741,072
19908331,085
19898791,162
1988700919
1987715939
19868021,035
1985754951
1984735953
1983718948
19828241,060
19818571,134
19808041,087
19797781,071

When and where crashes happen in Barnsley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,378 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,377 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,507 (14%)
  • Thursday4,592 (15%)
  • Friday5,285 (17%)
  • Saturday4,544 (15%)
  • Sunday3,480 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,131 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59622 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,212 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,329 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,702 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,818 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,248 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,508 (8%)
  • February2,312 (7.4%)
  • March2,495 (8%)
  • April2,436 (7.8%)
  • May2,496 (8%)
  • June2,496 (8%)
  • July2,558 (8.2%)
  • August2,587 (8.3%)
  • September2,656 (8.5%)
  • October2,779 (8.9%)
  • November2,936 (9.4%)
  • December2,904 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22,036 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,191 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,528 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown221 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit186 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24,669 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,771 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds527 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds388 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds339 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist319 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds70 (0.2%)
  • Other749 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded331 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,052 (64%)
  • Wet or damp10,025 (32%)
  • Frost or ice713 (2.3%)
  • Snow317 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph189 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph21,560 (69%)
  • 40 mph2,581 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph353 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4,950 (16%)
  • 70 mph1,527 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,915 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway2,629 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout1,780 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road623 (2%)
  • Not recorded216 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Barnsley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,631 (58%)
  • Pedestrian7,327 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist4,704 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,088 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,773 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant887 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)488 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant229 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant208 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant177 (0.4%)
  • Other66 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,352 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 102,313 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 153,112 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 207,782 (18%)
  • 21 to 255,384 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,326 (17%)
  • 36 to 455,348 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,926 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 652,592 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 751,664 (3.9%)
  • Over 751,212 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded587 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,116 (54%)
  • Passenger12,155 (29%)
  • Pedestrian7,327 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car39,972 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,879 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,179 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,112 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach2,111 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,006 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle436 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car353 (0.6%)
  • Minibus244 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown121 (0.2%)
  • Other93 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Barnsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barnsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnsley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 91st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
88thEast Suffolk31,55242,0305086,583
89thOldham31,50442,4033854,136
90thMilton Keynes31,26244,4345024,425
91stBarnsley (this area)31,16342,5985555,380
92ndGuildford31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058

Accident hotspots in Barnsley

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley, with 1,129 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025: 3,364, including 64 fatal and 618 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6283,3644,82564618
2ndA612,6863,71744419
3rdA6352,4843,48861436
4thA6331,3481,81119246
5thM11,2702,10735155
6thA6167071,21732135
7thB609670792515124
8thA62954484816119
9thB61325447479100
10thB64285257251291
11thA61335167141580
12thA61954777101093
13thA6373945661169
14thB64113654721174
15thB6273337503878
16thB60983224141046
17thB6100317446870
18thB6097296352946
19thB6131292359163
20thA6135280433850

Towns in Barnsley

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 9,437.

Postcode districts in Barnsley

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025: 6,749.

Latest crashes in Barnsley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Barnsley, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity