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Sheffield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,746 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1986, and 2,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 341 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,710), and casualties rose from 2,114.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,746
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,143
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
25
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
341
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Sheffield in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.4%
  • Serious34120%
  • Slight1,38079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.2%
  • Serious39318%
  • Slight1,72480%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,746, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (14%)
  • Tuesday275 (16%)
  • Wednesday282 (16%)
  • Thursday241 (14%)
  • Friday276 (16%)
  • Saturday256 (15%)
  • Sunday174 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59235 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59340 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59435 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59229 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7%)
  • February118 (6.8%)
  • March142 (8.1%)
  • April131 (7.5%)
  • May141 (8.1%)
  • June128 (7.3%)
  • July149 (8.5%)
  • August146 (8.4%)
  • September138 (7.9%)
  • October171 (9.8%)
  • November189 (11%)
  • December170 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,217 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit482 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,387 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds217 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,086 (62%)
  • Wet or damp598 (34%)
  • Frost or ice40 (2.3%)
  • Snow18 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,513 (87%)
  • 40 mph151 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (1%)
  • 60 mph59 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,374 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (13%)
  • Roundabout106 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant782 (36%)
  • Pedestrian611 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist329 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant216 (10%)
  • Cyclist149 (7%)
  • Van occupant22 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10116 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15170 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20460 (21%)
  • 21 to 25311 (15%)
  • 26 to 35301 (14%)
  • 36 to 45196 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55170 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65159 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75105 (4.9%)
  • Over 7585 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider901 (42%)
  • Passenger631 (29%)
  • Pedestrian611 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,761 (64%)
  • Motorcycle321 (12%)
  • Bus or coach251 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (1.8%)
  • Minibus18 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1986

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1986 in Sheffield

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 18th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1986

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1986: 170, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61170204323
2ndA616114140423
3rdA610284104221
4thA6217795012
5thA576490111
6thA61356478212
7thA6256180011
8thB6079424608
9thB63882937011
10thA6134243116
11thA6178243422
12thA6101212806
13thB6200192506
14thB6086182504
15thA629142407
16thB6064141503
17thB6069141603
18thB6082142001
19thA631121704
20thB6054121614

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1986

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,413.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1986

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1986: 219.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years