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Sheffield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,925 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2001, and 2,628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 258 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (1,961), and casualties fell from 2,658.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,925
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,628
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
258
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Sheffield in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious25813%
  • Slight1,65286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious28811%
  • Slight2,32488%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,925, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday258 (13%)
  • Tuesday306 (16%)
  • Wednesday289 (15%)
  • Thursday288 (15%)
  • Friday324 (17%)
  • Saturday252 (13%)
  • Sunday208 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59293 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59386 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59464 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59306 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59180 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January180 (9.4%)
  • February164 (8.5%)
  • March158 (8.2%)
  • April143 (7.4%)
  • May171 (8.9%)
  • June132 (6.9%)
  • July134 (7%)
  • August145 (7.5%)
  • September162 (8.4%)
  • October150 (7.8%)
  • November186 (9.7%)
  • December200 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,352 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit481 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,587 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds281 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,198 (62%)
  • Wet or damp671 (35%)
  • Frost or ice44 (2.3%)
  • Snow11 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,588 (82%)
  • 40 mph183 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph33 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph42 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,381 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway344 (18%)
  • Roundabout133 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,587 (60%)
  • Pedestrian422 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant253 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist117 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant52 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10130 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15194 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20344 (13%)
  • 21 to 25303 (12%)
  • 26 to 35534 (20%)
  • 36 to 45384 (15%)
  • 46 to 55259 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65164 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75120 (4.6%)
  • Over 7588 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,308 (50%)
  • Passenger898 (34%)
  • Pedestrian422 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,617 (77%)
  • Bus or coach229 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle145 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus16 (0.5%)
  • Tram8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sheffield

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2001

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2001, with 130 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2001

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2001: 231, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61231350132
2ndA6102123172314
3rdA6135116152017
4thA5798142012
5thA62183113016
6thA625556928
7thA6109467502
8thM1416912
9thB6200313908
10thA631273704
11thB6082274009
12thA6178253614
13thB6079243612
14thB6388232703
15thA629172306
16thB6069151902
17thB6086151902
18thB6064142104
19thA6101131603
20thB6053111702

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2001

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,548.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2001

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2001: 229.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years