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Sheffield road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,138 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2015, and 1,563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (1,223), and casualties fell from 1,665.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,138
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,563
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Sheffield in 2015 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious1119.8%
  • Slight1,01389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious1278.1%
  • Slight1,42191%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,138, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (15%)
  • Tuesday180 (16%)
  • Wednesday200 (18%)
  • Thursday167 (15%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (11%)
  • Sunday109 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.3%)
  • February75 (6.6%)
  • March87 (7.6%)
  • April103 (9.1%)
  • May88 (7.7%)
  • June86 (7.6%)
  • July98 (8.6%)
  • August87 (7.6%)
  • September110 (9.7%)
  • October106 (9.3%)
  • November101 (8.9%)
  • December103 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight833 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds889 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded77 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry867 (76%)
  • Wet or damp252 (22%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph72 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph844 (74%)
  • 40 mph139 (12%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway849 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant926 (59%)
  • Pedestrian259 (17%)
  • Cyclist142 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1591 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20193 (12%)
  • 21 to 25231 (15%)
  • 26 to 35316 (20%)
  • 36 to 45239 (15%)
  • 46 to 55193 (12%)
  • 56 to 65110 (7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider922 (59%)
  • Passenger382 (24%)
  • Pedestrian259 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,634 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle102 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Tram3 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 9th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2015

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2015, with 75 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2015

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2015: 115, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6111516218
2ndA613589116111
3rdA6102709817
4thA57497924
5thA621374203
6thA625294004
7thB6200263612
8thB6082213513
9thM1214301
10thB6388203001
11thA6178192600
12thA6101162302
13thA6109162702
14thB6539122401
15thA63181010
16thB60868801
17thA62971101
18thB605471000
19thB607071000
20thB60766901

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2015

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 947.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2015

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2015: 135.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2015, 3 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years