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Barnsley road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2010, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (607), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 2010
572
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
806
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2010

1% of collisions in Barnsley in 2010 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious559.6%
  • Slight51189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious607.4%
  • Slight73992%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 572, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (17%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (19%)
  • Thursday67 (12%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.3%)
  • February49 (8.6%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April41 (7.2%)
  • May52 (9.1%)
  • June37 (6.5%)
  • July49 (8.6%)
  • August56 (9.8%)
  • September47 (8.2%)
  • October53 (9.3%)
  • November53 (9.3%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (31%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.6%)
  • Snow16 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph365 (64%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph103 (18%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (76%)
  • Roundabout61 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (70%)
  • Pedestrian104 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20133 (17%)
  • 21 to 25125 (16%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7527 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (59%)
  • Passenger225 (28%)
  • Pedestrian104 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car835 (81%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 81st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2010

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2010, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2010

The A61 and A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2010, with 58 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61587916
2ndA628588715
3rdA635415303
4thM1346404
5thA633173302
6thA6195152402
7thB6096121400
8thA629101804
9thA61691511
10thB613191000
11thB641191102
12thA63781400
13thB642881511
14thB644981101
15thB60976700
16thB61326800
17thB61005700
18thB64625601
19thA61334400
20thB60994400

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2010

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 159.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2010

S70 and S75 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2010, with 117 each.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years