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Sheffield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,857 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1997, and 2,479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (1,849), and casualties rose from 2,414.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,857
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
2,479
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Sheffield in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious27315%
  • Slight1,57285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.5%
  • Serious30612%
  • Slight2,16187%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,857, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (14%)
  • Tuesday272 (15%)
  • Wednesday290 (16%)
  • Thursday292 (16%)
  • Friday298 (16%)
  • Saturday254 (14%)
  • Sunday183 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59303 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59356 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59486 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59287 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January142 (7.6%)
  • February167 (9%)
  • March135 (7.3%)
  • April146 (7.9%)
  • May153 (8.2%)
  • June149 (8%)
  • July148 (8%)
  • August140 (7.5%)
  • September158 (8.5%)
  • October164 (8.8%)
  • November193 (10%)
  • December162 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,306 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit480 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,453 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds360 (19%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,153 (62%)
  • Wet or damp680 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,520 (82%)
  • 40 mph191 (10%)
  • 50 mph29 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph28 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,351 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway329 (18%)
  • Roundabout113 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,445 (58%)
  • Pedestrian480 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant223 (9%)
  • Cyclist137 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10138 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15171 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20326 (13%)
  • 21 to 25296 (12%)
  • 26 to 35559 (23%)
  • 36 to 45301 (12%)
  • 46 to 55214 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75106 (4.3%)
  • Over 7576 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,192 (48%)
  • Passenger807 (33%)
  • Pedestrian480 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,455 (76%)
  • Bus or coach255 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle98 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1997

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1997 in Sheffield

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 13th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1997

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1997: 191, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61191269128
2ndA6102144207123
3rdA613589128111
4thA5773101212
5thA6217197013
6thA616546509
7thA625507605
8thM1396105
9thA6109304402
10thA6178244204
11thB6086233501
12thB6200222704
13thB6079192508
14thB6070182803
15thA6134162501
16thA6101151803
17thB6082142003
18thA629132202
19thB6069131402
20thB6388121504

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1997

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,490.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1997

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1997: 215.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years