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Sheffield road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2022, and 979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (763), and casualties rose from 958.

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

Collisions in 2022
766
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
979
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2022

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2022 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious26635%
  • Slight49264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious29830%
  • Slight67369%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 766, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 766
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (17%)
  • Thursday128 (17%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (11%)
  • February61 (8%)
  • March61 (8%)
  • April49 (6.4%)
  • May57 (7.4%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July54 (7%)
  • August45 (5.9%)
  • September77 (10%)
  • October79 (10%)
  • November75 (9.8%)
  • December66 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other27 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (72%)
  • Wet or damp203 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph563 (73%)
  • 40 mph99 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (20%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (56%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)
  • Cyclist118 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (11%)
  • 21 to 25107 (11%)
  • 26 to 35206 (21%)
  • 36 to 45134 (14%)
  • 46 to 55122 (12%)
  • 56 to 6581 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (57%)
  • Passenger228 (23%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,072 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 23rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2022

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2022, with 45 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2022

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2022: 71, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617188025
2ndA61025473214
3rdA61354255020
4thA625192918
5thB6200182306
6thA621161907
7thA57152007
8thA6109152507
9thA6178142105
10thA631111912
11thB6539111106
12thM1111701
13thB6388101003
14thB606481313
15thB60827804
16thB60867801
17thB606861003
18thB60756903
19thB65476601
20thB60855503

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2022

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 636.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2022

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2022: 89.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years