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Barnsley road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 807 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1994, and 1,133 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (717), and casualties rose from 988.

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

Collisions in 1994
807
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,133
Up 15% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Barnsley in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight70587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious1119.8%
  • Slight1,01189%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 807, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (11%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday138 (17%)
  • Friday121 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.8%)
  • February76 (9.4%)
  • March67 (8.3%)
  • April72 (8.9%)
  • May49 (6.1%)
  • June66 (8.2%)
  • July71 (8.8%)
  • August57 (7.1%)
  • September62 (7.7%)
  • October79 (9.8%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December72 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight560 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (61%)
  • Wet or damp284 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.2%)
  • Snow11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph584 (72%)
  • 40 mph60 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph116 (14%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (62%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15108 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (15%)
  • 21 to 25172 (15%)
  • 26 to 35222 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (49%)
  • Passenger384 (34%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,082 (76%)
  • Motorcycle81 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1994

Map of the last 18 crashes of 1994 in Barnsley

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barnsley ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 92nd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1994

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1994: 92, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6289213918
2ndA6357211138
3rdA61647914
4thA633415315
5thM1388008
6thB6096243203
7thA629213306
8thA616193702
9thB6411141801
10thB6132131802
11thB6428132102
12thA613382400
13thA61357800
14thA63771200
15thB60987710
16thB613171001
17thB62736601
18thB60975501
19thB61004802
20thB64493500

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1994

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 246.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1994

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1994: 183.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years