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Sheffield road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,723 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2004, and 2,354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (1,811), and casualties fell from 2,398.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,723
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,354
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Sheffield in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious23113%
  • Slight1,47886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.6%
  • Serious26611%
  • Slight2,07488%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,723, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday232 (13%)
  • Tuesday226 (13%)
  • Wednesday264 (15%)
  • Thursday285 (17%)
  • Friday285 (17%)
  • Saturday249 (14%)
  • Sunday182 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5993 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59165 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59261 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59347 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59438 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59269 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January138 (8%)
  • February115 (6.7%)
  • March132 (7.7%)
  • April157 (9.1%)
  • May135 (7.8%)
  • June140 (8.1%)
  • July140 (8.1%)
  • August128 (7.4%)
  • September142 (8.2%)
  • October156 (9.1%)
  • November135 (7.8%)
  • December205 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,230 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit462 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,339 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds331 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,103 (64%)
  • Wet or damp602 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,423 (83%)
  • 40 mph174 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph34 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,221 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway302 (18%)
  • Roundabout116 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,435 (61%)
  • Pedestrian388 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant191 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist91 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Tram occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15161 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20330 (14%)
  • 21 to 25278 (12%)
  • 26 to 35399 (17%)
  • 36 to 45378 (16%)
  • 46 to 55201 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65174 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75101 (4.3%)
  • Over 7581 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded111 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,180 (50%)
  • Passenger786 (33%)
  • Pedestrian388 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,321 (77%)
  • Bus or coach194 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle146 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (0.9%)
  • Tram6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sheffield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 12th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2004

City, Sheffield, S3 8JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2004, with 122 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2004

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2004: 191, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61191260021
2ndA6135112145014
3rdA6102104162410
4thA5794138214
5thA6216780210
6thA625455816
7thA6109406812
8thM1324501
9thB6200304404
10thA6178274611
11thB6388274604
12thA6101252905
13thB6086243803
14thA631223103
15thB6070222903
16thB6082222705
17thB6064181903
18thB6053172701
19thB6079141502
20thA629101301

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2004

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,407.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2004

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2004: 183.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years