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Sheffield road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,233 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2011, and 1,692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (1,295), and casualties fell from 1,764.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,233
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,692
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Sheffield in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious14212%
  • Slight1,08288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious1549.1%
  • Slight1,52990%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,233, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday192 (16%)
  • Friday210 (17%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59319 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.1%)
  • February101 (8.2%)
  • March100 (8.1%)
  • April106 (8.6%)
  • May95 (7.7%)
  • June119 (9.7%)
  • July87 (7.1%)
  • August82 (6.7%)
  • September101 (8.2%)
  • October126 (10%)
  • November119 (9.7%)
  • December109 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight939 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,033 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry932 (76%)
  • Wet or damp287 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,065 (86%)
  • 40 mph103 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway833 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway265 (21%)
  • Roundabout82 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant972 (57%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant137 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (3%)
  • Tram occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20240 (14%)
  • 21 to 25229 (14%)
  • 26 to 35320 (19%)
  • 36 to 45239 (14%)
  • 46 to 55193 (11%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7580 (4.7%)
  • Over 7564 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider900 (53%)
  • Passenger515 (30%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,558 (74%)
  • Bus or coach152 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle120 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.7%)
  • Tram10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2011

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2011, with 101 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2011

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2011: 149, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61149220220
2ndA61028612209
3rdA61357910928
4thA57476502
5thA6109324803
6thA621323904
7thB6388254207
8thA625232706
9thM1214603
10thB6200182202
11thB6082152101
12thA6178142101
13thA631142001
14thA6101121610
15thB6087121300
16thB6064111801
17thB6086101000
18thB60688803
19thB60707801
20thB60767801

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2011

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 1,052.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2011

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2011: 137.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years