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Sheffield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,295 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2010, and 1,764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (1,455), and casualties fell from 1,973.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,295
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,764
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Sheffield in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious14211%
  • Slight1,14889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious1558.8%
  • Slight1,60491%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,295, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday199 (15%)
  • Wednesday204 (16%)
  • Thursday217 (17%)
  • Friday218 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (12%)
  • Sunday100 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59366 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.3%)
  • February98 (7.6%)
  • March120 (9.3%)
  • April121 (9.3%)
  • May130 (10%)
  • June86 (6.6%)
  • July101 (7.8%)
  • August87 (6.7%)
  • September122 (9.4%)
  • October120 (9.3%)
  • November139 (11%)
  • December76 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight992 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,027 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other51 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry859 (66%)
  • Wet or damp374 (29%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.7%)
  • Snow27 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,115 (86%)
  • 40 mph113 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway936 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (19%)
  • Roundabout76 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant991 (56%)
  • Pedestrian296 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant168 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist123 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Tram occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1595 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20244 (14%)
  • 21 to 25240 (14%)
  • 26 to 35296 (17%)
  • 36 to 45248 (14%)
  • 46 to 55210 (12%)
  • 56 to 65128 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.3%)
  • Over 7562 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider893 (51%)
  • Passenger575 (33%)
  • Pedestrian296 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,635 (74%)
  • Bus or coach175 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle89 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Tram11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2010

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2010, with 89 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2010

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2010: 117, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61117171214
2ndA610210014808
3rdA613590121010
4thA57506907
5thA621415604
6thA625344301
7thM1294700
8thB6200253102
9thA6178233501
10thB6388182004
11thA6109172800
12thA631153404
13thB6082152200
14thB6064141700
15thB6086131702
16thA6101121501
17thB6547101501
18thB606991002
19thB605371301
20thB606871101

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2010

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 1,077.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2010

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2010: 154.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years