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Barnsley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2024, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2023 (371), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 2024
399
Up 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
550
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Barnsley in 2024 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious14336%
  • Slight25163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious16530%
  • Slight37969%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 399, up 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February32 (8%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August28 (7%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp103 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph264 (66%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (14%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (60%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (11%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (58%)
  • Passenger140 (25%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 68th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2024

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2024, with 25 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2024

The A628 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2024: 39, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6283949013
2ndA612835110
3rdA635274119
4thA6195152204
5thA633152316
6thA616121805
7thB6096121707
8thM1111914
9thA62991305
10thA613361003
11thB60985600
12thB64285501
13thA61354402
14thB64114400
15thB64624501
16thB61003511
17thB61313502
18thB61323402
19thB62733402
20thB64493301

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2024

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 99.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2024

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2024: 75.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years