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Sheffield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2016, and 1,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (1,138), and casualties rose from 1,563.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,159
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,597
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Sheffield in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17415%
  • Slight97784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious18512%
  • Slight1,40488%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,159, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday183 (16%)
  • Wednesday173 (15%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday193 (17%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (9.5%)
  • February99 (8.5%)
  • March92 (7.9%)
  • April82 (7.1%)
  • May82 (7.1%)
  • June96 (8.3%)
  • July94 (8.1%)
  • August82 (7.1%)
  • September97 (8.4%)
  • October117 (10%)
  • November109 (9.4%)
  • December99 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight801 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds901 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded87 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry844 (73%)
  • Wet or damp300 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph96 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph830 (72%)
  • 40 mph138 (12%)
  • 50 mph39 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway829 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (18%)
  • Roundabout71 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant930 (58%)
  • Pedestrian272 (17%)
  • Cyclist132 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (4%)
  • 16 to 20186 (12%)
  • 21 to 25217 (14%)
  • 26 to 35309 (19%)
  • 36 to 45253 (16%)
  • 46 to 55207 (13%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.8%)
  • Over 7550 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider920 (58%)
  • Passenger405 (25%)
  • Pedestrian272 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,625 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle107 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown29 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 8th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2016

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2016, with 76 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2016

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2016: 117, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61117166121
2ndA610276112012
3rdA61356279010
4thA575582110
5thM1337023
6thA625303607
7thA621263508
8thB6388262903
9thA6109233402
10thA6178212602
11thB6200203003
12thA631162502
13thB6082132604
14thA6101111201
15thB6064101702
16thB608791101
17thB653991301
18thB605381000
19thB608681001
20thB605871011

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2016

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 962.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2016

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2016: 133.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years