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Sheffield road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,103 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2013, and 1,472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (1,192), and casualties fell from 1,670.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,103
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,472
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Sheffield in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious14513%
  • Slight95186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious16111%
  • Slight1,30489%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,103, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59226 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.8%)
  • February77 (7%)
  • March80 (7.3%)
  • April73 (6.6%)
  • May86 (7.8%)
  • June88 (8%)
  • July101 (9.2%)
  • August83 (7.5%)
  • September103 (9.3%)
  • October106 (9.6%)
  • November114 (10%)
  • December95 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight786 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds872 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (7.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded78 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry844 (77%)
  • Wet or damp223 (20%)
  • Snow21 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph864 (78%)
  • 40 mph139 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (16%)
  • Roundabout66 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (56%)
  • Pedestrian274 (19%)
  • Cyclist126 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Tram occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4%)
  • 16 to 20182 (12%)
  • 21 to 25227 (15%)
  • 26 to 35277 (19%)
  • 36 to 45201 (14%)
  • 46 to 55169 (11%)
  • 56 to 65112 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.6%)
  • Over 7552 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (55%)
  • Passenger386 (26%)
  • Pedestrian274 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,519 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle108 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1%)
  • Tram10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 10th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2013

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2013, with 83 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2013

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2013: 110, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61110168118
2ndA613573113013
3rdA6102719908
4thA625445104
5thA57434901
6thB6200314305
7thB6388294027
8thM1265502
9thA6178243501
10thA621222703
11thA6101192105
12thA6109172500
13thA631121801
14thB6064101003
15thB608291201
16thB653991110
17thB605371300
18thB60737800
19thB608671000
20thA63061802

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2013

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 949.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2013

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2013: 144.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years