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Sheffield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,192 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2012, and 1,670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (1,233), and casualties fell from 1,692.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,192
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,670
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Sheffield in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16114%
  • Slight1,02486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious17310%
  • Slight1,49089%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,192, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (13%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday189 (16%)
  • Thursday206 (17%)
  • Friday184 (15%)
  • Saturday175 (15%)
  • Sunday132 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59332 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (9.3%)
  • February89 (7.5%)
  • March102 (8.6%)
  • April80 (6.7%)
  • May81 (6.8%)
  • June89 (7.5%)
  • July92 (7.7%)
  • August89 (7.5%)
  • September113 (9.5%)
  • October112 (9.4%)
  • November121 (10%)
  • December113 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight914 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds931 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (68%)
  • Wet or damp349 (29%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph943 (79%)
  • 40 mph183 (15%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway766 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway291 (24%)
  • Roundabout87 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,015 (61%)
  • Pedestrian292 (17%)
  • Cyclist113 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Tram occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1564 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20212 (13%)
  • 21 to 25237 (14%)
  • 26 to 35299 (18%)
  • 36 to 45238 (14%)
  • 46 to 55212 (13%)
  • 56 to 65121 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.4%)
  • Over 7561 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider894 (54%)
  • Passenger484 (29%)
  • Pedestrian292 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,639 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle101 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach99 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.1%)
  • Tram8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 9th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2012

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2012, with 74 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2012

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2012: 115, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61115169015
2ndA610288115112
3rdA613582138013
4thA57415005
5thA625364408
6thA621334407
7thB6200335702
8thA6178294302
9thM1244100
10thA6109234222
11thB6388212804
12thB6082162112
13thA6101131704
14thB6086131902
15thB6053101501
16thB653991400
17thB607581101
18thA6316601
19thB60886900
20thB606451000

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2012

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 1,006.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2012

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2012: 163.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years