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Barnsley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2019, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2018 (440), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 2019
387
Down 12% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
556
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2019

2.6% of collisions in Barnsley in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10828%
  • Slight26970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious12122%
  • Slight42276%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 387, down 12% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February36 (9.3%)
  • March51 (13%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May21 (5.4%)
  • June37 (9.6%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September24 (6.2%)
  • October29 (7.5%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph242 (63%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (17%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (66%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (60%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (75%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 95th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2019

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2019, with 28 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2019

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2019: 39, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6283960112
2ndA613152012
3rdA635252904
4thM1212819
5thA6195153107
6thA616132624
7thA633131803
8thB6132131501
9thA6133101612
10thB60969903
11thA62982102
12thA61357903
13thB62736602
14thB642861102
15thA6375602
16thB61004502
17thB64624401
18thB60983301
19thB64113300
20thB60972200

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2019

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 122.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2019

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2019: 101.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years