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Sheffield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71,906 road traffic collisions in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025, and 93,688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 896 were fatal and 12,412 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 838 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (766), and casualties rose from 964 to 1,055.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
71,906
13th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93,688
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
896
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
838
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Sheffield

1.2% of collisions in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal8961.2%
  • Serious12,41217%
  • Slight58,59881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal9431%
  • Serious14,00015%
  • Slight78,74584%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. In 2025 there were 838, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 838
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258381,055
2024766964
20238201,063
2022766979
2021763958
2020774970
20199091,191
20189851,289
20171,0931,415
20161,1591,597
20151,1381,563
20141,2231,665
20131,1031,472
20121,1921,670
20111,2331,692
20101,2951,764
20091,4551,973
20081,4091,934
20071,5512,116
20061,7162,401
20051,7542,429
20041,7232,354
20031,8112,398
20021,8922,577
20011,9252,628
20001,9612,658
19991,9292,561
19981,8962,434
19971,8572,479
19961,8492,414
19951,6812,154
19941,7842,284
19931,7912,235
19921,7162,234
19911,6902,117
19902,0252,563
19891,8792,363
19881,7612,215
19871,6352,056
19861,7462,143
19851,7102,114
19841,8182,289
19831,8782,291
19822,0562,563
19811,9592,441
19802,0872,605
19791,9052,358

When and where crashes happen in Sheffield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9,971 (14%)
  • Tuesday10,590 (15%)
  • Wednesday10,659 (15%)
  • Thursday10,884 (15%)
  • Friday12,142 (17%)
  • Saturday10,260 (14%)
  • Sunday7,400 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,775 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,160 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,392 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910,326 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913,722 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918,194 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911,010 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597,327 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6,035 (8.4%)
  • February5,455 (7.6%)
  • March5,823 (8.1%)
  • April5,427 (7.5%)
  • May5,812 (8.1%)
  • June5,763 (8%)
  • July5,878 (8.2%)
  • August5,292 (7.4%)
  • September6,136 (8.5%)
  • October6,793 (9.4%)
  • November6,950 (9.7%)
  • December6,542 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50,829 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18,924 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting921 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown666 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit566 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56,591 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds10,218 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds787 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds711 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds588 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist332 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds93 (0.1%)
  • Other1,753 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded833 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry47,037 (65%)
  • Wet or damp23,152 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1,111 (1.5%)
  • Snow533 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep43 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph955 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph59,721 (83%)
  • 40 mph6,873 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1,002 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2,285 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph1,069 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53,693 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway11,231 (16%)
  • Roundabout4,522 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1,902 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded558 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sheffield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47,752 (51%)
  • Pedestrian19,983 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist7,932 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7,917 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist6,125 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant1,409 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,311 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)403 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant322 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant312 (0.3%)
  • Other181 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,827 (3%)
  • 6 to 104,619 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 156,227 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2014,795 (16%)
  • 21 to 2512,232 (13%)
  • 26 to 3516,667 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511,886 (13%)
  • 46 to 558,722 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 656,493 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 754,550 (4.9%)
  • Over 753,388 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1,282 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45,398 (48%)
  • Passenger28,307 (30%)
  • Pedestrian19,983 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87,829 (72%)
  • Bus or coach8,977 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle8,168 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6,227 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,382 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,456 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,093 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle807 (0.7%)
  • Minibus459 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown184 (0.2%)
  • Other269 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sheffield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sheffield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 13th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125
13thSheffield (this area)71,90693,68889612,412
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,125
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789

Accident hotspots in Sheffield

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield, with 2,160 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025: 6,982, including 95 fatal and 1,113 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA616,9829,295951,113
2ndA61024,3335,89874821
3rdA61353,6874,92448636
4thA572,9304,06656493
5thA6212,6423,39527465
6thA6252,2472,88025398
7thA6161,8022,31244361
8thA61781,1421,60015170
9thB62001,0471,39115192
10thA61091,0381,60410145
11thB63881,0371,28715211
12thM19771,67620106
13thB60798821,09317141
14thB60827371,0598161
15thB60867219262111
16thA610170892627132
17thA631575796584
18thB60645136514110
19thB6070505706383
20thB6069460545277

Towns in Sheffield

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 60,121.

Postcode districts in Sheffield

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025: 8,560.

Latest crashes in Sheffield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sheffield, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity