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Barnsley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2016, and 768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2015 (499), and casualties rose from 721.

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

Collisions in 2016
539
Up 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
768
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Barnsley in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight44783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight66186%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 539, up 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.2%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March44 (8.2%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May47 (8.7%)
  • June38 (7.1%)
  • July44 (8.2%)
  • August51 (9.5%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October43 (8%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December50 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (72%)
  • Wet or damp139 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph342 (63%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph95 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (68%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (13%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (60%)
  • Passenger214 (28%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car759 (78%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 69th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2016

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2016, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2016

The A61 and A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2016, with 52 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61527507
2ndA6285283311
3rdA635426315
4thA6195233001
5thM1152201
6thA633141702
7thA616132213
8thA6133101902
9thB6096101402
10thB6132101303
11thA613591301
12thA62991211
13thB627371100
14thB64626603
15thA6375600
16thB64285602
17thB61004400
18thB61064801
19thB61314701
20thB64114501

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2016

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 166.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2016

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2016: 116.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2016, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years