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Sheffield road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,754 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2005, and 2,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (1,723), and casualties rose from 2,354.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,754
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,429
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Sheffield in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious26115%
  • Slight1,48284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.5%
  • Serious29312%
  • Slight2,12487%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,754, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (14%)
  • Tuesday236 (13%)
  • Wednesday257 (15%)
  • Thursday284 (16%)
  • Friday289 (16%)
  • Saturday281 (16%)
  • Sunday161 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59262 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59354 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59457 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January178 (10%)
  • February125 (7.1%)
  • March129 (7.4%)
  • April127 (7.2%)
  • May156 (8.9%)
  • June127 (7.2%)
  • July130 (7.4%)
  • August111 (6.3%)
  • September158 (9%)
  • October160 (9.1%)
  • November182 (10%)
  • December171 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,241 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit461 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,352 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other79 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,178 (67%)
  • Wet or damp548 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,462 (83%)
  • 40 mph183 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (1%)
  • 60 mph55 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,239 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway281 (16%)
  • Roundabout126 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,476 (61%)
  • Pedestrian391 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant176 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist99 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant70 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant48 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15148 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20349 (14%)
  • 21 to 25320 (13%)
  • 26 to 35405 (17%)
  • 36 to 45403 (17%)
  • 46 to 55253 (10%)
  • 56 to 65166 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7588 (3.6%)
  • Over 7579 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded79 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,253 (52%)
  • Passenger785 (32%)
  • Pedestrian391 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,300 (74%)
  • Bus or coach229 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle147 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car90 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (0.7%)
  • Tram8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2005

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 9th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2005

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2005, with 123 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2005

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2005: 180, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61180263117
2ndA6135121174121
3rdA610289140014
4thA5779116015
5thA6216591112
6thA625507819
7thB62004055010
8thB6388354707
9thA6178335206
10thA6109304202
11thM1285102
12thB6079263302
13thB6086232805
14thB6069161803
15thB6082162214
16thA631152200
17thB6053151800
18thA6101141703
19thB6064141801
20thB6070131902

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2005

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,434.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2005

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2005: 207.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years