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Barnsley road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2014, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2013 (461), and casualties rose from 648.

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

Collisions in 2014
560
Up 21% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
832
Up 28% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Barnsley in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight48787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious809.6%
  • Slight75090%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 560, up 21% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (17%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.8%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March48 (8.6%)
  • April43 (7.7%)
  • May45 (8%)
  • June38 (6.8%)
  • July53 (9.5%)
  • August39 (7%)
  • September47 (8.4%)
  • October52 (9.3%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December54 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (74%)
  • Wet or damp133 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph347 (62%)
  • 40 mph64 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph93 (17%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (66%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (15%)
  • 21 to 25120 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7532 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (59%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car835 (80%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 72nd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2014

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2014, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2014

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2014: 50, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628507713
2ndA61476107
3rdA635436904
4thA633253303
5thM1245801
6thA6195214704
7thA629202901
8thA616163800
9thB6096151603
10thB6132142214
11thB6428122704
12thA637111402
13thB610081001
14thB61317701
15thB60975600
16thB60985601
17thB64495601
18thA61334700
19thA61354601
20thB61063700

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2014

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 176.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2014

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2014: 127.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years