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Sheffield road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,929 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 1999, and 2,561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (1,896), and casualties rose from 2,434.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,929
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,561
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
16
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Sheffield in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious27014%
  • Slight1,64385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious29712%
  • Slight2,24888%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,929, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday255 (13%)
  • Tuesday277 (14%)
  • Wednesday280 (15%)
  • Thursday295 (15%)
  • Friday349 (18%)
  • Saturday277 (14%)
  • Sunday196 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59423 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59480 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59312 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January171 (8.9%)
  • February150 (7.8%)
  • March153 (7.9%)
  • April145 (7.5%)
  • May145 (7.5%)
  • June135 (7%)
  • July140 (7.3%)
  • August140 (7.3%)
  • September189 (9.8%)
  • October188 (9.7%)
  • November183 (9.5%)
  • December190 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,396 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit444 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,537 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds349 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp668 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.2%)
  • Snow14 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,604 (83%)
  • 40 mph187 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph73 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph37 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,390 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway323 (17%)
  • Roundabout146 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,523 (59%)
  • Pedestrian456 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant208 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist164 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Tram occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10152 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15153 (6%)
  • 16 to 20332 (13%)
  • 21 to 25290 (11%)
  • 26 to 35582 (23%)
  • 36 to 45356 (14%)
  • 46 to 55220 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65140 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75121 (4.7%)
  • Over 7595 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,223 (48%)
  • Passenger882 (34%)
  • Pedestrian456 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,556 (76%)
  • Bus or coach242 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle113 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.6%)
  • Tram15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Sheffield

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 12th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 1999

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 1999: 183, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61183226025
2ndA6102124190024
3rdA6135101143013
4thA57789919
5thA62577106015
6thA621719314
7thA6109477405
8thM1335413
9thA6178324801
10thB6200283304
11thB6082273503
12thA6101243220
13thB6079233414
14thA616222705
15thB6069192003
16thB6086192601
17thB6388192903
18thA631111302
19thB6053111401
20thA629101202

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 1999

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,581.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 1999

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 1999: 224.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years