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Sheffield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,811 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2003, and 2,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (1,892), and casualties fell from 2,577.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,811
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
2,398
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
18
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2003

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious28316%
  • Slight1,51083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.8%
  • Serious31013%
  • Slight2,07086%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,811, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (15%)
  • Tuesday265 (15%)
  • Wednesday272 (15%)
  • Thursday250 (14%)
  • Friday315 (17%)
  • Saturday261 (14%)
  • Sunday179 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59256 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59340 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59474 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59289 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January154 (8.5%)
  • February151 (8.3%)
  • March138 (7.6%)
  • April153 (8.4%)
  • May160 (8.8%)
  • June145 (8%)
  • July134 (7.4%)
  • August126 (7%)
  • September153 (8.4%)
  • October180 (9.9%)
  • November161 (8.9%)
  • December156 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,265 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit488 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,517 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,255 (69%)
  • Wet or damp512 (28%)
  • Frost or ice41 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,486 (82%)
  • 40 mph196 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph40 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,245 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway319 (18%)
  • Roundabout150 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,417 (59%)
  • Pedestrian399 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant208 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist113 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Tram occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2%)
  • 6 to 10104 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15185 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20325 (14%)
  • 21 to 25293 (12%)
  • 26 to 35502 (21%)
  • 36 to 45342 (14%)
  • 46 to 55217 (9%)
  • 56 to 65146 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7591 (3.8%)
  • Over 7573 (3%)
  • Not recorded71 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,230 (51%)
  • Passenger769 (32%)
  • Pedestrian399 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,424 (76%)
  • Bus or coach197 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle185 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)
  • Tram6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2003

Map of the last 19 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sheffield

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2003

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2003, with 147 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2003

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2003: 218, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61218300330
2ndA6135113149214
3rdA6102105152013
4thA5792133112
5thA621739307
6thA6256088210
7thA6109395509
8thM1395406
9thB6200385505
10thB6388283224
11thA6178253503
12thB6079253102
13thB6086212503
14thA6101202922
15thB6064202904
16thB6069202106
17thB6082192108
18thB6070152602
19thA629131513
20thA631131602

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2003

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,451.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2003

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2003: 220.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years