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Sheffield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,409 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2008, and 1,934 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (1,551), and casualties fell from 2,116.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,409
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,934
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2008

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious17012%
  • Slight1,22587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious19510%
  • Slight1,72389%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,409, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (13%)
  • Tuesday229 (16%)
  • Wednesday222 (16%)
  • Thursday192 (14%)
  • Friday229 (16%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59283 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59345 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (9.3%)
  • February112 (7.9%)
  • March146 (10%)
  • April114 (8.1%)
  • May119 (8.4%)
  • June110 (7.8%)
  • July95 (6.7%)
  • August84 (6%)
  • September107 (7.6%)
  • October154 (11%)
  • November116 (8.2%)
  • December121 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,020 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit360 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,060 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (64%)
  • Wet or damp488 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,192 (85%)
  • 40 mph142 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,016 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (19%)
  • Roundabout70 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,174 (61%)
  • Pedestrian311 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist107 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1597 (5%)
  • 16 to 20312 (16%)
  • 21 to 25279 (14%)
  • 26 to 35342 (18%)
  • 36 to 45335 (17%)
  • 46 to 55185 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65124 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3.5%)
  • Over 7553 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,054 (54%)
  • Passenger569 (29%)
  • Pedestrian311 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,884 (76%)
  • Bus or coach156 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle116 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car83 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2008

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2008, with 107 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2008

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2008: 127, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61127168212
2ndA613583120111
3rdA61027610918
4thA6255568010
5thA6178426004
6thA57386214
7thA621385012
8thA6109295002
9thM1264401
10thB6079243002
11thB6200243803
12thB6082193103
13thB6070173302
14thB6388171912
15thB6086152602
16thA631132500
17thB6053121502
18thA6101111501
19thB6069111301
20thB606591200

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2008

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 1,183.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2008

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2008: 185.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2008, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years