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Sheffield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,892 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2002, and 2,577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 284 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (1,925), and casualties fell from 2,628.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,892
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,577
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
19
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
284
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2002

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious28415%
  • Slight1,58984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal240.9%
  • Serious31512%
  • Slight2,23887%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,892, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday282 (15%)
  • Tuesday298 (16%)
  • Wednesday253 (13%)
  • Thursday267 (14%)
  • Friday315 (17%)
  • Saturday282 (15%)
  • Sunday195 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59295 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59348 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59484 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59294 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January181 (9.6%)
  • February158 (8.4%)
  • March143 (7.6%)
  • April140 (7.4%)
  • May149 (7.9%)
  • June137 (7.2%)
  • July169 (8.9%)
  • August140 (7.4%)
  • September146 (7.7%)
  • October166 (8.8%)
  • November183 (9.7%)
  • December180 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,298 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit519 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,429 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds421 (22%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,130 (60%)
  • Wet or damp744 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,529 (81%)
  • 40 mph210 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph66 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph44 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,320 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway341 (18%)
  • Roundabout141 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,551 (60%)
  • Pedestrian402 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant214 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist106 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10101 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15184 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20330 (13%)
  • 21 to 25307 (12%)
  • 26 to 35526 (20%)
  • 36 to 45389 (15%)
  • 46 to 55228 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65176 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75112 (4.3%)
  • Over 7591 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded63 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,296 (50%)
  • Passenger879 (34%)
  • Pedestrian402 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,489 (74%)
  • Bus or coach243 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle175 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes167 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Tram13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2002

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2002

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2002, with 143 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2002

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2002: 203, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61203270228
2ndA6102122171020
3rdA613511215726
4thA5793123112
5thA62183105012
6thA6257499110
7thA61095185010
8thM1437734
9thB6200375316
10thA6178344705
11thA6101304125
12thB6079242706
13thB6388242917
14thB6082213205
15thB6064172003
16thB6069141902
17thA629131801
18thB6053131903
19thB6070121411
20thA631111701

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2002

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,538.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2002

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2002: 213.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Sheffield road accidents in other years