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Sheffield road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,223 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2014, and 1,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (1,103), and casualties rose from 1,472.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,223
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,665
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Sheffield in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15713%
  • Slight1,05987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious17811%
  • Slight1,47989%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,223, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday201 (16%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (12%)
  • Sunday144 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (8.2%)
  • February99 (8.1%)
  • March107 (8.7%)
  • April70 (5.7%)
  • May106 (8.7%)
  • June85 (7%)
  • July101 (8.3%)
  • August87 (7.1%)
  • September112 (9.2%)
  • October119 (9.7%)
  • November133 (11%)
  • December104 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight881 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit304 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds974 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded78 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry922 (75%)
  • Wet or damp288 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph921 (75%)
  • 40 mph170 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway901 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (16%)
  • Roundabout79 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (56%)
  • Pedestrian287 (17%)
  • Cyclist161 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1573 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20220 (13%)
  • 21 to 25241 (14%)
  • 26 to 35318 (19%)
  • 36 to 45228 (14%)
  • 46 to 55223 (13%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.2%)
  • Over 7574 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider965 (58%)
  • Passenger413 (25%)
  • Pedestrian287 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,677 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle116 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach92 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Tram6 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2014

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2014, with 72 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2014

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2014: 103, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61103154014
2ndA61029613004
3rdA613589116112
4thA57427105
5thA621425707
6thA625293107
7thB6200253406
8thM1244101
9thA6109224600
10thA6178213401
11thB6388202602
12thB6082152404
13thA631121900
14thB6086121900
15thB6069111901
16thB6053101301
17thB6054101205
18thA610191001
19thB653991203
20thB65478802

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2014

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 1,038.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2014

S5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2014: 144.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years