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Sheffield road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Sheffield in 2025, and 1,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (766), and casualties rose from 964.

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

Collisions in 2025
838
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,055
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Sheffield in 2025

1% of collisions in Sheffield in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.2% and 17% in Sheffield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious26932%
  • Slight56167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious29828%
  • Slight74971%

Sheffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sheffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,087 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 838, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 838
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (17%)
  • Thursday139 (17%)
  • Friday121 (14%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.3%)
  • February72 (8.6%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April62 (7.4%)
  • May61 (7.3%)
  • June78 (9.3%)
  • July78 (9.3%)
  • August55 (6.6%)
  • September85 (10%)
  • October58 (6.9%)
  • November75 (8.9%)
  • December79 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (71%)
  • Wet or damp229 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (9.2%)
  • 30 mph637 (76%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway668 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (13%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sheffield in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (52%)
  • Pedestrian235 (22%)
  • Cyclist144 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2598 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35183 (17%)
  • 36 to 45172 (16%)
  • 46 to 55130 (12%)
  • 56 to 65122 (12%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.2%)
  • Over 7547 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (59%)
  • Pedestrian235 (22%)
  • Passenger200 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (10%)
  • Motorcycle70 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sheffield in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sheffield had the 15th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Sheffield in 2025

City, Sheffield, S1 4QB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sheffield in 2025, with 54 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Sheffield with the most crashes in 2025

The A61 had the most collisions in Sheffield in 2025: 63, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sheffield, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA616393020
2ndA61025665015
3rdA61355363118
4thA6212531012
5thA57192107
6thA625192108
7thA6109162802
8thB6388161909
9thB6200141804
10thA6178132000
11thM1101402
12thB608291306
13thB60538912
14thA61017903
15thB60767703
16thB60867803
17thA6316703
18thB60716902
19thB65396602
20thB60645702

Towns in Sheffield: crashes in 2025

Sheffield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 707.

Postcode districts in Sheffield: crashes in 2025

S2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sheffield in 2025: 113.

Latest crashes in Sheffield in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Sheffield in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Sheffield road accidents in other years