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Barnsley road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 857 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1981, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (804), and casualties rose from 1,087.

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

Collisions in 1981
857
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,134
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
24
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1981

2.8% of collisions in Barnsley in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.8%
  • Serious19323%
  • Slight64075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.4%
  • Serious23120%
  • Slight87677%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 857, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (11%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday155 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.4%)
  • February73 (8.5%)
  • March66 (7.7%)
  • April55 (6.4%)
  • May65 (7.6%)
  • June69 (8.1%)
  • July79 (9.2%)
  • August65 (7.6%)
  • September74 (8.6%)
  • October91 (11%)
  • November71 (8.3%)
  • December86 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (57%)
  • Wet or damp312 (36%)
  • Snow35 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph659 (77%)
  • 40 mph51 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph114 (13%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (43%)
  • Pedestrian255 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist250 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1090 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20327 (29%)
  • 21 to 25149 (13%)
  • 26 to 35157 (14%)
  • 36 to 45105 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider560 (49%)
  • Passenger319 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (62%)
  • Motorcycle255 (18%)
  • Bus or coach91 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 95th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1981

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1981: 103, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628103149433
2ndA63581105221
3rdA6173101013
4thA6334357010
5thB6096252823
6thB6428223212
7thM1213415
8thB6131202508
9thA629193613
10thB6097131601
11thB6100121502
12thB6462121311
13thA6133111221
14thA637111605
15thB6273111723
16thB6411111214
17thB613291102
18thB60988813
19thA61356800
20thB60885602

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1981

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 249.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1981

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1981: 184.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years