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Barnsley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2018, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2017 (503), and casualties fell from 719.

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

Collisions in 2018
440
Down 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
610
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Barnsley in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12829%
  • Slight30469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious14724%
  • Slight45474%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 440, down 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (10%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday90 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April39 (8.9%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July28 (6.4%)
  • August35 (8%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (66%)
  • Wet or damp132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph301 (68%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (12%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (62%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (59%)
  • Passenger169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (74%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 82nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2018

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2018, with 38 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2018

The A61 and A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2018, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614355012
2ndA6284367114
3rdA635263526
4thA6195193503
5thA633192618
6thM1152805
7thA616101301
8thA613581104
9thA6376702
10thB60966702
11thB64496601
12thB64285703
13thB60984801
14thB61004503
15thB61324401
16thB64114604
17thB64624402
18thA6293400
19thB61313401
20thA61332302

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2018

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 147.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2018

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2018: 110.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years