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Sheffield road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2020, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2019 (909), and casualties fell from 1,191.

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

Collisions in 2020
774
Down 15% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
970
Down 19% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2020

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious23130%
  • Slight53569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious24725%
  • Slight71574%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 774, down 15% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 774
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday136 (18%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday118 (15%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (11%)
  • February100 (13%)
  • March49 (6.3%)
  • April40 (5.2%)
  • May37 (4.8%)
  • June60 (7.8%)
  • July71 (9.2%)
  • August59 (7.6%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October69 (8.9%)
  • November60 (7.8%)
  • December82 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (65%)
  • Wet or damp261 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (7%)
  • 30 mph577 (75%)
  • 40 mph85 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant575 (59%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)
  • Cyclist123 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20138 (14%)
  • 21 to 25106 (11%)
  • 26 to 35213 (22%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (10%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (22%)
  • Pedestrian145 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,085 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 15th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2020

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2020, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2020

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2020: 58, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA615875117
2ndA61025063018
3rdA61353952010
4thA572635010
5thA625262918
6thB6200244207
7thA6109192406
8thA621192505
9thA6178182204
10thB6388121404
11thB608691201
12thA61018803
13thA6317701
14thB60536802
15thB60705500
16thB60825602
17thB14402
18thB60544402
19thB60754500
20thB60764402

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2020

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 635.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2020

S9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2020: 90.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2020, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years