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Sheffield road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,551 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2007, and 2,116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (1,716), and casualties fell from 2,401.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,551
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,116
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Sheffield in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious25416%
  • Slight1,28983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.4%
  • Serious26713%
  • Slight1,84087%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,551, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (15%)
  • Tuesday234 (15%)
  • Wednesday244 (16%)
  • Thursday229 (15%)
  • Friday252 (16%)
  • Saturday183 (12%)
  • Sunday174 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59248 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59285 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59375 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January143 (9.2%)
  • February118 (7.6%)
  • March134 (8.6%)
  • April112 (7.2%)
  • May134 (8.6%)
  • June123 (7.9%)
  • July121 (7.8%)
  • August93 (6%)
  • September134 (8.6%)
  • October133 (8.6%)
  • November163 (11%)
  • December143 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,121 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit378 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,195 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,052 (68%)
  • Wet or damp476 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,284 (83%)
  • 40 mph170 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph33 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,072 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway283 (18%)
  • Roundabout126 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,224 (58%)
  • Pedestrian337 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant173 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (6%)
  • Cyclist116 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15120 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20331 (16%)
  • 21 to 25254 (12%)
  • 26 to 35395 (19%)
  • 36 to 45342 (16%)
  • 46 to 55222 (10%)
  • 56 to 65141 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7583 (3.9%)
  • Over 7573 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,148 (54%)
  • Passenger631 (30%)
  • Pedestrian337 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,968 (72%)
  • Bus or coach201 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle130 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle24 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Tram4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2007

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2007, with 137 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2007

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2007: 157, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61157221023
2ndA6102105163117
3rdA613578101010
4thA57628808
5thA6255056012
6thA6214777011
7thM1385924
8thA6178364704
9thB6200334404
10thA6109294804
11thA631284304
12thB6388263005
13thB6082244004
14thB6079192406
15thB6086172500
16thB6539162502
17thB6053151805
18thA6101112201
19thA629111601
20thA630111710

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2007

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 1,286.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2007

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2007: 208.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2007, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years