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Sheffield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,093 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2017, and 1,415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 278 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (1,159), and casualties fell from 1,597.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,093
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,415
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
278
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious27825%
  • Slight80373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious31122%
  • Slight1,09177%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,093, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday181 (17%)
  • Saturday146 (13%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.7%)
  • February70 (6.4%)
  • March91 (8.3%)
  • April92 (8.4%)
  • May73 (6.7%)
  • June99 (9.1%)
  • July103 (9.4%)
  • August67 (6.1%)
  • September96 (8.8%)
  • October97 (8.9%)
  • November115 (11%)
  • December84 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight783 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds847 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry759 (69%)
  • Wet or damp307 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph884 (81%)
  • 40 mph117 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (18%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant735 (52%)
  • Pedestrian285 (20%)
  • Cyclist165 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (11%)
  • 21 to 25181 (13%)
  • 26 to 35269 (19%)
  • 36 to 45190 (13%)
  • 46 to 55179 (13%)
  • 56 to 65104 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7573 (5.2%)
  • Over 7552 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider804 (57%)
  • Passenger326 (23%)
  • Pedestrian285 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,415 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle109 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car87 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 9th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2017

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2017, with 72 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2017

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2017: 94, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6194109124
2ndA61026781124
3rdA61354561011
4thA625364209
5thA57335227
6thA6213245012
7thA6178172204
8thM1163113
9thA6109152801
10thB6082132201
11thA6101111812
12thA631111701
13thB6200111501
14thB6388111503
15thB606481202
16thB60707903
17thB60816602
18thB65476801
19thB60535701
20thB60875701

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2017

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 911.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2017

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2017: 137.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years