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Sheffield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 985 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2018, and 1,289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 290 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (1,093), and casualties fell from 1,415.

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

Collisions in 2018
985
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,289
Down 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
290
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Sheffield in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious29029%
  • Slight68069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious32725%
  • Slight94273%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 985, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday166 (17%)
  • Friday159 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.9%)
  • February80 (8.1%)
  • March76 (7.7%)
  • April67 (6.8%)
  • May86 (8.7%)
  • June91 (9.2%)
  • July76 (7.7%)
  • August73 (7.4%)
  • September81 (8.2%)
  • October87 (8.8%)
  • November85 (8.6%)
  • December85 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds789 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (73%)
  • Wet or damp240 (24%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Snow13 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph64 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph760 (77%)
  • 40 mph112 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (18%)
  • Roundabout49 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (54%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)
  • Cyclist138 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35248 (19%)
  • 36 to 45179 (14%)
  • 46 to 55165 (13%)
  • 56 to 65101 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7564 (5%)
  • Over 7540 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider731 (57%)
  • Passenger331 (26%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,304 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Sheffield ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 11th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2018

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2018, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2018

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2018: 78, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6178111222
2ndA61026077018
3rdA61353951015
4thA6252633011
5thA57233238
6thA6109223618
7thA621212914
8thM1172400
9thB6200162924
10thA6178132002
11thA6101111303
12thA631111406
13thB6388111102
14thB6082101605
15thB6539101502
16thB608691205
17thB606481003
18thB607071301
19thB60886601
20thB60545602

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2018

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 842.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2018

S5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2018: 124.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years