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Barnsley road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2006, and 956 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (742), and casualties fell from 1,045.

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

Collisions in 2006
673
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
956
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Barnsley in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight57485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious10711%
  • Slight84088%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 673, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.5%)
  • February53 (7.9%)
  • March53 (7.9%)
  • April58 (8.6%)
  • May49 (7.3%)
  • June36 (5.3%)
  • July46 (6.8%)
  • August60 (8.9%)
  • September66 (9.8%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November61 (9.1%)
  • December56 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (65%)
  • Wet or damp218 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph436 (65%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (18%)
  • 70 mph48 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (11%)
  • Roundabout55 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (64%)
  • Pedestrian134 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20186 (19%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (15%)
  • 36 to 45127 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (60%)
  • Passenger247 (26%)
  • Pedestrian134 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (78%)
  • Motorcycle90 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Barnsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnsley ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 89th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2006

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2006, with 57 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2006

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2006: 65, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6286510616
2ndA61617806
3rdA635426309
4thM1416512
5thA633233210
6thA6195163001
7thB6098131610
8thA637121802
9thA629101600
10thB6096101103
11thA613591704
12thA61691102
13thB627391001
14thB613281001
15thB610071201
16thB644971211
17thB646271202
18thA61336601
19thB609761000
20thB61316702

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2006

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 199.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2006

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2006: 146.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years