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Sheffield road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2023, and 1,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (766), and casualties rose from 979.

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

Collisions in 2023
820
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,063
Up 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2023

1.7% of collisions in Sheffield in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious25231%
  • Slight55468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious28827%
  • Slight76172%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 820, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 820
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (17%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (11%)
  • Friday113 (14%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday120 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (11%)
  • February59 (7.2%)
  • March72 (8.8%)
  • April60 (7.3%)
  • May53 (6.5%)
  • June75 (9.1%)
  • July64 (7.8%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September72 (8.8%)
  • October67 (8.2%)
  • November74 (9%)
  • December74 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (67%)
  • Wet or damp251 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph92 (11%)
  • 30 mph589 (72%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway640 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (59%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)
  • Cyclist108 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (12%)
  • 21 to 25116 (11%)
  • 26 to 35215 (20%)
  • 36 to 45169 (16%)
  • 46 to 55124 (12%)
  • 56 to 6589 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.5%)
  • Over 7550 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (58%)
  • Passenger239 (22%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,184 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 19th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2023

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2023, with 54 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2023

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2023: 64, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA616479119
2ndA61354967113
3rdA61024759012
4thA573454311
5thA625212708
6thA621162406
7thM1131800
8thA631121604
9thB6388121205
10thA6109111704
11thA6178111203
12thB6200111213
13thB6539111303
14thB654791101
15thB608281603
16thA61016713
17thB60585601
18thB60715501
19thB60534503
20thB60544801

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2023

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 682.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2023

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2023: 102.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years