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Barnsley road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Barnsley in 2025, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2024 (399), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2025
364
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
487
Down 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Barnsley in 2025

2.7% of collisions in Barnsley in 2025 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.8% and 17% in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious13537%
  • Slight21960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious15632%
  • Slight32066%

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 879 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 364, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 364
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February23 (6.3%)
  • March33 (9.1%)
  • April29 (8%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June36 (9.9%)
  • July21 (5.8%)
  • August24 (6.6%)
  • September33 (9.1%)
  • October31 (8.5%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December28 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (76%)
  • Wet or damp86 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph219 (60%)
  • 40 mph38 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (19%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Barnsley in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (63%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (10%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.6%)
  • Over 7525 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (61%)
  • Passenger115 (24%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (78%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Barnsley in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Barnsley had the 79th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Barnsley in 2025

Central, Barnsley, S70 1EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Barnsley in 2025, with 29 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Barnsley with the most crashes in 2025

The A61 had the most collisions in Barnsley in 2025: 23, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Barnsley, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61232918
2ndA633223315
3rdA6282124110
4thA635202308
5thA6195182614
6thA616121814
7thM1121924
8thB6096101305
9thA63791603
10thB641191203
11thA62981106
12thB62737902
13thB61006711
14thB613261002
15thA61335612
16thB64285602
17thB64624401
18thB60973401
19thB61063301
20thA61352200

Towns in Barnsley: crashes in 2025

Barnsley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 104.

Postcode districts in Barnsley: crashes in 2025

S70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Barnsley in 2025: 69.

Latest crashes in Barnsley in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Barnsley in 2025, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Barnsley road accidents in other years