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Sheffield road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,961 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2000, and 2,658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (1,929), and casualties rose from 2,561.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,961
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,658
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
21
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious23912%
  • Slight1,70187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal210.8%
  • Serious2579.7%
  • Slight2,38090%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,961, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday297 (15%)
  • Tuesday298 (15%)
  • Wednesday292 (15%)
  • Thursday278 (14%)
  • Friday324 (17%)
  • Saturday273 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59209 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59309 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59403 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59470 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59311 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January193 (9.8%)
  • February144 (7.3%)
  • March162 (8.3%)
  • April155 (7.9%)
  • May158 (8.1%)
  • June157 (8%)
  • July154 (7.9%)
  • August145 (7.4%)
  • September167 (8.5%)
  • October179 (9.1%)
  • November188 (9.6%)
  • December159 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,395 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit482 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,490 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds424 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,177 (60%)
  • Wet or damp763 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.6%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,597 (81%)
  • 40 mph186 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph29 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph83 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph43 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,388 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway333 (17%)
  • Roundabout147 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,585 (60%)
  • Pedestrian423 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant283 (11%)
  • Cyclist137 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (5%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 567 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10128 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15191 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20346 (13%)
  • 21 to 25281 (11%)
  • 26 to 35565 (21%)
  • 36 to 45342 (13%)
  • 46 to 55277 (10%)
  • 56 to 65183 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75131 (4.9%)
  • Over 7596 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,327 (50%)
  • Passenger908 (34%)
  • Pedestrian423 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,634 (76%)
  • Bus or coach274 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (4%)
  • Motorcycle136 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Tram6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2000

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2000: 189, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61189266223
2ndA6102126164017
3rdA6135122185217
4thA579313238
5thA621759219
6thA625598205
7thM1385402
8thA616374105
9thA6109365303
10thA6178336011
11thB6200293903
12thB6082233515
13thB6079213603
14thB6070203314
15thB6388202801
16thA6134192501
17thB6086192502
18thA6101141503
19thA629142112
20thB6053142000

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2000

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,560.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2000

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2000: 229.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years