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Sheffield road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,716 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2006, and 2,401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (1,754), and casualties fell from 2,429.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,716
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
2,401
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
26
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2006

1.5% of collisions in Sheffield in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.5%
  • Serious22413%
  • Slight1,46685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.1%
  • Serious24310%
  • Slight2,13189%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,716, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (14%)
  • Tuesday257 (15%)
  • Wednesday249 (15%)
  • Thursday261 (15%)
  • Friday315 (18%)
  • Saturday228 (13%)
  • Sunday165 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59274 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59308 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59443 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59265 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January153 (8.9%)
  • February127 (7.4%)
  • March158 (9.2%)
  • April123 (7.2%)
  • May141 (8.2%)
  • June139 (8.1%)
  • July137 (8%)
  • August131 (7.6%)
  • September143 (8.3%)
  • October156 (9.1%)
  • November167 (9.7%)
  • December141 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,226 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit447 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,326 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds237 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,157 (67%)
  • Wet or damp536 (31%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,431 (83%)
  • 40 mph157 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph62 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph53 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,211 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (17%)
  • Roundabout132 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,416 (59%)
  • Pedestrian357 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant189 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist124 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant91 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1067 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15139 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20350 (15%)
  • 21 to 25295 (12%)
  • 26 to 35443 (18%)
  • 36 to 45395 (16%)
  • 46 to 55237 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65152 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75117 (4.9%)
  • Over 7590 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded48 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,284 (53%)
  • Passenger760 (32%)
  • Pedestrian357 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,254 (73%)
  • Bus or coach188 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle144 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car112 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Tram5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2006

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2006, with 124 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2006

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2006: 170, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61170250115
2ndA6135121168413
3rdA62196126013
4thA610292154211
5thA5775107211
6thA625455907
7thM1447624
8thB6200415926
9thA6109334905
10thB6388314102
11thA6178263702
12thB6079232903
13thA631202504
14thB6070202803
15thA6101192603
16thB6086192603
17thB6069161903
18thB6082152103
19thA629132001
20thB6064131901

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2006

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 1,438.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2006

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2006: 181.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years