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Barnsley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2022, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2021 (354), and casualties fell from 485.

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

Collisions in 2022
311
Down 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
430
Down 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2022

2.3% of collisions in Barnsley in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious10634%
  • Slight19864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious12329%
  • Slight29970%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 311, down 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 311
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday73 (23%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February36 (12%)
  • March16 (5.1%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November23 (7.4%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (74%)
  • Wet or damp72 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph188 (60%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (17%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (67%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (59%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 110th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2022

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2022, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2022

The A61 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2022: 27, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61273429
2ndA6352233110
3rdA628172003
4thM1172503
5thA6195101103
6thA61691201
7thA63391803
8thB610071102
9thB61327801
10thA62961101
11thB609661101
12thB64496814
13thA63751212
14thB64285504
15thB60994501
16thB64624604
17thB60973300
18thB64113401
19thA61332200
20thA61352200

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2022

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 78.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2022

S75 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2022: 72.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years