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Sheffield road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,784 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1994, and 2,284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (1,791), and casualties rose from 2,235.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,784
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
2,284
Up 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
19
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Sheffield in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious21012%
  • Slight1,55587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221%
  • Serious23810%
  • Slight2,02489%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,784, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (14%)
  • Tuesday286 (16%)
  • Wednesday269 (15%)
  • Thursday245 (14%)
  • Friday312 (17%)
  • Saturday255 (14%)
  • Sunday166 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59275 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59346 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59475 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59273 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January158 (8.9%)
  • February148 (8.3%)
  • March161 (9%)
  • April117 (6.6%)
  • May143 (8%)
  • June138 (7.7%)
  • July151 (8.5%)
  • August122 (6.8%)
  • September136 (7.6%)
  • October162 (9.1%)
  • November165 (9.2%)
  • December183 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit460 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,396 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,127 (63%)
  • Wet or damp609 (34%)
  • Frost or ice32 (1.8%)
  • Snow16 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,524 (85%)
  • 40 mph166 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,361 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (13%)
  • Roundabout108 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,229 (54%)
  • Pedestrian532 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant198 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist139 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10150 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15179 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20323 (14%)
  • 21 to 25336 (15%)
  • 26 to 35455 (20%)
  • 36 to 45276 (12%)
  • 46 to 55185 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65126 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75105 (4.6%)
  • Over 7570 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,028 (45%)
  • Passenger724 (32%)
  • Pedestrian532 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,238 (75%)
  • Bus or coach268 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle123 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.2%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1994

Map of the last 18 crashes of 1994 in Sheffield

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 14th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1994

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1994: 202, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61202253528
2ndA6102123171024
3rdA6135115164420
4thA577810339
5thA621598027
6thA625566803
7thA6109293904
8thB6086212903
9thM1213611
10thB6388202502
11thA6178182402
12thB6079182200
13thA6101171910
14thA629152003
15thB6054151501
16thB6082141803
17thB6200141605
18thA631131700
19thB6053131902
20thB6069121302

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1994

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 1,496.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1994

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1994: 252.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years