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Barnsley road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 695 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2007, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (673), and casualties fell from 956.

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

Collisions in 2007
695
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
947
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Barnsley in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight58885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious10611%
  • Slight82887%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 695, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.5%)
  • February43 (6.2%)
  • March65 (9.4%)
  • April70 (10%)
  • May55 (7.9%)
  • June63 (9.1%)
  • July65 (9.4%)
  • August49 (7.1%)
  • September52 (7.5%)
  • October52 (7.5%)
  • November57 (8.2%)
  • December58 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (70%)
  • Wet or damp195 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph457 (66%)
  • 40 mph61 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (17%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (77%)
  • Roundabout72 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (60%)
  • Pedestrian140 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20173 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35128 (14%)
  • 36 to 45164 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (61%)
  • Passenger226 (24%)
  • Pedestrian140 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car953 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnsley ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 75th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2007

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2007, with 52 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2007

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2007: 71, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6287198310
2ndA635496727
3rdA61436226
4thM1356117
5thA633273715
6thA6195202703
7thA629173904
8thA616151802
9thB6096151802
10thB6132152001
11thB6131101002
12thB6428101702
13thB60979901
14thB646291202
15thA61358900
16thA61337900
17thA63771211
18thB64117702
19thB60983300
20thB64493300

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2007

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 201.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2007

S71 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2007: 145.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years