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Barnsley road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 778 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1979, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,163 collisions in Barnsley.

Collisions in 1979
778
Casualties in 1979
1,071
Fatal collisions
28
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Barnsley in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal283.6%
  • Serious19425%
  • Slight55671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323%
  • Serious23922%
  • Slight80075%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 778.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.6%)
  • February48 (6.2%)
  • March65 (8.4%)
  • April66 (8.5%)
  • May65 (8.4%)
  • June50 (6.4%)
  • July50 (6.4%)
  • August57 (7.3%)
  • September87 (11%)
  • October61 (7.8%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December83 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (54%)
  • Wet or damp277 (36%)
  • Snow40 (5.1%)
  • Frost or ice37 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph629 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (10%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (23%)
  • Pedestrian227 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20298 (28%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35161 (15%)
  • 36 to 45106 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (49%)
  • Passenger320 (30%)
  • Pedestrian227 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (59%)
  • Motorcycle247 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Barnsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barnsley ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 104th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1979

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1979: 94, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62894121323
2ndA63590122921
3rdA616384114
4thA6333243111
5thB6096284317
6thA629152313
7thB6098141712
8thB6428141904
9thA637132706
10thB6132131513
11thM1134104
12thB6097111613
13thB6411111304
14thB6273101504
15thB610091303
16thB613171002
17thB60996903
18thA6164600
19thB64494603
20thB64624500

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1979

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 259.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1979

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1979: 171.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years