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Sheffield road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2019, and 1,191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 297 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (985), and casualties fell from 1,289.

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

Collisions in 2019
909
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,191
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
297
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2019

1.4% of collisions in Sheffield in 2019 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious29733%
  • Slight59966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious33128%
  • Slight84671%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 909, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 909
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.3%)
  • February72 (7.9%)
  • March79 (8.7%)
  • April64 (7%)
  • May66 (7.3%)
  • June75 (8.3%)
  • July72 (7.9%)
  • August64 (7%)
  • September97 (11%)
  • October87 (9.6%)
  • November81 (8.9%)
  • December86 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight619 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry628 (69%)
  • Wet or damp276 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph693 (76%)
  • 40 mph85 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (16%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant654 (55%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)
  • Cyclist130 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25140 (12%)
  • 26 to 35240 (20%)
  • 36 to 45165 (14%)
  • 46 to 55166 (14%)
  • 56 to 65101 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.1%)
  • Over 7551 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (56%)
  • Passenger294 (25%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,222 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle83 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 18th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2019

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2019, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2019

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2019: 70, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6170100027
2ndA61024962018
3rdA61353850115
4thA6213438016
5thA573145112
6thA6253145014
7thA6109182805
8thA6101151714
9thM1133315
10thB6200121413
11thB6388121502
12thA6178112402
13thB6547101105
14thB605891201
15thB60538912
16thB607181102
17thB608681103
18thA6317801
19thB60647700
20thB60757903

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2019

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 773.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2019

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2019: 105.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years