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Sheffield road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,455 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2009, and 1,973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (1,409), and casualties rose from 1,934.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,455
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,973
Up 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Sheffield in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious18313%
  • Slight1,26187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious19910%
  • Slight1,76389%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,455, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (14%)
  • Tuesday227 (16%)
  • Wednesday214 (15%)
  • Thursday204 (14%)
  • Friday256 (18%)
  • Saturday207 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59280 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59383 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (8.4%)
  • February93 (6.4%)
  • March111 (7.6%)
  • April129 (8.9%)
  • May132 (9.1%)
  • June125 (8.6%)
  • July131 (9%)
  • August95 (6.5%)
  • September110 (7.6%)
  • October134 (9.2%)
  • November129 (8.9%)
  • December144 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,078 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,099 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry954 (66%)
  • Wet or damp443 (30%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.4%)
  • Snow22 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,238 (85%)
  • 40 mph120 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph32 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (3%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,036 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway242 (17%)
  • Roundabout115 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,189 (60%)
  • Pedestrian291 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant146 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist129 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.3%)
  • Tram occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20293 (15%)
  • 21 to 25245 (12%)
  • 26 to 35340 (17%)
  • 36 to 45344 (17%)
  • 46 to 55205 (10%)
  • 56 to 65120 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7591 (4.6%)
  • Over 7567 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,080 (55%)
  • Passenger602 (31%)
  • Pedestrian291 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,951 (75%)
  • Bus or coach166 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle124 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.4%)
  • Tram20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 8th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2009

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2009, with 100 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2009

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2009: 139, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61139190313
2ndA61029613119
3rdA61358311319
4thA57548624
5thA621405809
6thA625385104
7thA6109365114
8thM1305403
9thA6178244202
10thB6388232404
11thB6082223204
12thA631203500
13thB6200203012
14thB6064182204
15thB6053173000
16thA6101151602
17thB6086101500
18thB653991302
19thB605481000
20thB60587800

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2009

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 1,229.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2009

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2009: 178.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years