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Sheffield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,849 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1996, and 2,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 264 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (1,681), and casualties rose from 2,154.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,849
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,414
Up 12% on 1995
Fatal collisions
22
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
264
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Sheffield in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious26414%
  • Slight1,56385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious30012%
  • Slight2,09087%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,849, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (15%)
  • Tuesday258 (14%)
  • Wednesday283 (15%)
  • Thursday281 (15%)
  • Friday297 (16%)
  • Saturday265 (14%)
  • Sunday185 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59303 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59357 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59432 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59299 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (8%)
  • February178 (9.6%)
  • March129 (7%)
  • April128 (6.9%)
  • May138 (7.5%)
  • June156 (8.4%)
  • July158 (8.5%)
  • August125 (6.8%)
  • September137 (7.4%)
  • October197 (11%)
  • November170 (9.2%)
  • December185 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,303 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit467 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,465 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,117 (60%)
  • Wet or damp656 (35%)
  • Frost or ice39 (2.1%)
  • Snow35 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,532 (83%)
  • 40 mph178 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,370 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway293 (16%)
  • Roundabout122 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,420 (59%)
  • Pedestrian486 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant225 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist102 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 588 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10145 (6%)
  • 11 to 15156 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20313 (13%)
  • 21 to 25335 (14%)
  • 26 to 35509 (21%)
  • 36 to 45266 (11%)
  • 46 to 55206 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65156 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75105 (4.3%)
  • Over 7590 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,131 (47%)
  • Passenger797 (33%)
  • Pedestrian486 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,421 (77%)
  • Bus or coach274 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle106 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1996

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1996 in Sheffield

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 12th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1996

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1996: 166, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61166215217
2ndA6102104139314
3rdA5774109112
4thA61355982010
5thA625496007
6thA616465915
7thA621415608
8thM1376205
9thA6109283402
10thA6178283611
11thB6079222701
12thB6200193415
13thA6134183704
14thA629152503
15thB6082131914
16thB6388131502
17thA631121402
18thA610191310
19thB607091201
20thB608681000

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1996

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,476.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1996

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1996: 241.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years