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Barnsley road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 1999, and 1,100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (833), and casualties fell from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 1999
793
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,100
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Barnsley in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight69988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious1059.5%
  • Slight99190%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 793, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (17%)
  • Tuesday97 (12%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday156 (20%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February71 (9%)
  • March67 (8.4%)
  • April52 (6.6%)
  • May59 (7.4%)
  • June49 (6.2%)
  • July80 (10%)
  • August67 (8.4%)
  • September67 (8.4%)
  • October59 (7.4%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December74 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight607 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (68%)
  • Wet or damp225 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph524 (66%)
  • 40 mph72 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph141 (18%)
  • 70 mph47 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway645 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (65%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist53 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1079 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20165 (15%)
  • 21 to 25112 (10%)
  • 26 to 35228 (21%)
  • 36 to 45148 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (54%)
  • Passenger338 (31%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,133 (78%)
  • Motorcycle88 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 92nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 1999

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 1999: 92, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62892129110
2ndA617311006
3rdA635568308
4thM1427702
5thA633344405
6thA616314913
7thA629203106
8thA6133162204
9thA637141500
10thB6132141602
11thB609681301
12thB609771100
13thB610071200
14thB64287710
15thA613561502
16thA61956801
17thB62736700
18thB60995700
19thB64495901
20thB61063701

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 1999

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 250.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 1999

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 1999: 178.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years