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Sheffield road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,025 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1990, and 2,563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (1,879), and casualties rose from 2,363.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,025
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,563
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
29
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Sheffield in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.4%
  • Serious27313%
  • Slight1,72385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.2%
  • Serious31312%
  • Slight2,22087%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,025, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday276 (14%)
  • Tuesday284 (14%)
  • Wednesday311 (15%)
  • Thursday307 (15%)
  • Friday315 (16%)
  • Saturday328 (16%)
  • Sunday204 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59212 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59292 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59382 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59503 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59322 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59235 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January174 (8.6%)
  • February187 (9.2%)
  • March162 (8%)
  • April153 (7.6%)
  • May162 (8%)
  • June154 (7.6%)
  • July172 (8.5%)
  • August143 (7.1%)
  • September166 (8.2%)
  • October192 (9.5%)
  • November180 (8.9%)
  • December180 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,445 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit531 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,639 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds236 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,322 (65%)
  • Wet or damp672 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1%)
  • Snow11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,701 (84%)
  • 40 mph185 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,567 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway270 (13%)
  • Roundabout126 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,147 (45%)
  • Pedestrian705 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant274 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist156 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5100 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10162 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15178 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20457 (18%)
  • 21 to 25362 (14%)
  • 26 to 35410 (16%)
  • 36 to 45275 (11%)
  • 46 to 55187 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65164 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75157 (6.1%)
  • Over 75111 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,053 (41%)
  • Passenger805 (31%)
  • Pedestrian705 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,367 (72%)
  • Bus or coach297 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle206 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle160 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Sheffield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 13th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1990

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1990: 201, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61201257527
2ndA6102101127316
3rdA5785117014
4thA61685123314
5thA6218310418
6thA61357710708
7thA6257710438
8thA6178364215
9thB6079344226
10thA6134323605
11thB6388283402
12thB6086273000
13thB6064192013
14thB6082192303
15thB6200182203
16thA629172303
17thB6078162001
18thM1162910
19thA6109152202
20thB6054141401

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1990

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,753.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1990

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1990: 242.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years