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Sheffield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,905 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1979, and 2,358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 478 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 71,906 collisions in Sheffield.

Collisions in 1979
1,905
Casualties in 1979
2,358
Fatal collisions
27
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
478
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Sheffield in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.4%
  • Serious47825%
  • Slight1,40073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.1%
  • Serious55223%
  • Slight1,77975%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,905.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (15%)
  • Tuesday283 (15%)
  • Wednesday250 (13%)
  • Thursday276 (14%)
  • Friday341 (18%)
  • Saturday293 (15%)
  • Sunday183 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59237 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59349 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59507 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59277 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (7.2%)
  • February86 (4.5%)
  • March142 (7.5%)
  • April169 (8.9%)
  • May158 (8.3%)
  • June152 (8%)
  • July130 (6.8%)
  • August161 (8.5%)
  • September172 (9%)
  • October197 (10%)
  • November198 (10%)
  • December203 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,318 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit548 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,500 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Other59 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp604 (32%)
  • Frost or ice80 (4.2%)
  • Snow39 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,708 (90%)
  • 40 mph119 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (1%)
  • 60 mph36 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,523 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway241 (13%)
  • Roundabout91 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant728 (31%)
  • Pedestrian682 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist466 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant274 (12%)
  • Cyclist113 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10177 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 15174 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20576 (24%)
  • 21 to 25267 (11%)
  • 26 to 35326 (14%)
  • 36 to 45205 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55179 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65176 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75143 (6.1%)
  • Over 7567 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider983 (42%)
  • Passenger693 (29%)
  • Pedestrian682 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,699 (59%)
  • Motorcycle467 (16%)
  • Bus or coach304 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.1%)
  • Minibus23 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Sheffield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 16th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1979

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1979: 175, including 5 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61175218541
2ndA616126150222
3rdA6102117142036
4thA62194114123
5thA61357695018
6thA576683113
7thA6255473016
8thA61783852015
9thB6388364619
10thB6079354613
11thA6134283617
12thB62002831013
13thA6109202914
14thB6064192206
15thB6082192208
16thB6086192906
17thA6101172306
18thB6054152006
19thA629141701
20thB6070142112

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1979

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,643.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1979

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1979: 243.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years