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Barnsley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2017, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2016 (539), and casualties fell from 768.

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

Collisions in 2017
503
Down 7% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
719
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2017

2% of collisions in Barnsley in 2017 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight35871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious14821%
  • Slight56178%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 503, down 7% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.9%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June43 (8.5%)
  • July35 (7%)
  • August50 (9.9%)
  • September43 (8.5%)
  • October39 (7.8%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December42 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (70%)
  • Wet or damp138 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph340 (68%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph64 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (67%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (13%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 55111 (15%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (63%)
  • Passenger183 (25%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (78%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Barnsley ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 74th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2017

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2017, with 40 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2017

The A61 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2017: 30, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61303916
2ndA635264717
3rdA6282435012
4thM1203702
5thA6195183008
6thA616173716
7thA633172303
8thA629132105
9thA6133101203
10thA6135101501
11thA637101211
12thB609691302
13thB613291202
14thB64287803
15thB60985601
16thB61005502
17thB62735803
18thB60974401
19thB60994602
20thB64114603

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2017

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 132.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2017

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2017: 109.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2017, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years