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Barnsley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2015, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (560), and casualties fell from 832.

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

Collisions in 2015
499
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
721
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Barnsley in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight43687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious659%
  • Slight65391%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 499, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April34 (6.8%)
  • May34 (6.8%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August42 (8.4%)
  • September59 (12%)
  • October34 (6.8%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December42 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (76%)
  • Wet or damp109 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph288 (58%)
  • 40 mph69 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (15%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (71%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2085 (12%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (81%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 80th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2015

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2015, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2015

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2015: 51, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628516908
2ndA61436203
3rdM1376001
4thA635354903
5thA6195293700
6thA633274301
7thA616142602
8thB6096132103
9thB6100121703
10thA6133111711
11thA613591613
12thA62981303
13thA63781001
14thB642871200
15thB61326802
16thB61315602
17thB62735601
18thB60984400
19thB64114501
20thB64493301

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2015

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 147.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2015

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2015: 110.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years