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Barnsley road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2000, and 1,141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1999 (793), and casualties rose from 1,100.

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

Collisions in 2000
838
Up 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,141
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Barnsley in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight71585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight1,00088%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 838, up 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.6%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April76 (9.1%)
  • May78 (9.3%)
  • June55 (6.6%)
  • July57 (6.8%)
  • August68 (8.1%)
  • September67 (8%)
  • October62 (7.4%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December84 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry507 (61%)
  • Wet or damp305 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph549 (66%)
  • 40 mph70 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph142 (17%)
  • 70 mph60 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (11%)
  • Roundabout61 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (63%)
  • Pedestrian161 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist57 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (16%)
  • 21 to 25102 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35255 (22%)
  • 36 to 45144 (13%)
  • 46 to 55108 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider643 (56%)
  • Passenger337 (30%)
  • Pedestrian161 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,170 (76%)
  • Motorcycle109 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2000

Map of the last 17 crashes of 2000 in Barnsley

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Barnsley ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 90th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2000

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2000: 87, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62887114212
2ndA63573111010
3rdA61719018
4thM1559116
5thA616314522
6thA633294101
7thA637172615
8thB6132172902
9thB6096161903
10thA629152603
11thA6195131514
12thB6428121713
13thA6133101201
14thB627391000
15thB609781001
16thB609881011
17thB613171000
18thB64626701
19thA613551000
20thB64495901

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2000

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 228.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2000

S75 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2000: 161.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years