Skip to main content
CrashStats

Barnsley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 833 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1998, and 1,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (795), and casualties rose from 1,108.

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

Collisions in 1998
833
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,154
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Barnsley in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious12014%
  • Slight70384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious15113%
  • Slight99286%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 833, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.6%)
  • February69 (8.3%)
  • March70 (8.4%)
  • April68 (8.2%)
  • May66 (7.9%)
  • June65 (7.8%)
  • July49 (5.9%)
  • August72 (8.6%)
  • September63 (7.6%)
  • October74 (8.9%)
  • November91 (11%)
  • December74 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (19%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (61%)
  • Wet or damp303 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph552 (66%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph161 (19%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway678 (81%)
  • Roundabout72 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (66%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1069 (6%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (14%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (20%)
  • 36 to 45148 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (55%)
  • Passenger344 (30%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,204 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle63 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 89th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1998

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1998: 90, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62890128213
2ndA618010614
3rdA6355981211
4thA616447625
5thA633344507
6thM1345711
7thA6133152100
8thA629142506
9thB6096141903
10thB6132143203
11thB6428121900
12thB6273111811
13thA6135101501
14thB6411101101
15thA63791100
16thB610091302
17thA619581303
18thB60988900
19thB61318901
20thB64626800

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1998

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 253.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1998

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1998: 166.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years