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Old Town, Barnsley, S71 1PE area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
411
1,687th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
556
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
9
Down 36% on 2024

Crash severity at the S71 1PE hotspot

61 of the 411 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35085%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
61
Slightly injured
492
All casualties
556

Accidents by year at the S71 1PE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 34 in 2003, against an average of 16 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the S71 1PE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241417
2023911
2022911
202189
202033
20191215
20181315
20171215
20161730
20151318
20141320
20131831
20121823
20111726
20101418
20091517
20082528
20072023
20061926
20052939
20042027
20033455
20022947
20012122

Map of crashes at the S71 1PE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near S71 1PE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Old Town, Barnsley, S71 1PE area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the S71 1PE hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Old Town
Council area
Barnsley
Nearest postcode to the centre
S71 1PE
Postcode district
S71
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.55969, -1.47692
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
29 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,687th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the S71 1PE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A61, with 158 of 411, followed by the A635 with 83.

Collisions at the S71 1PE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61158221020
2ndA6358311419
3rdA6376800
4thA6284601
5thA1131101
6thA6381100

Towns near the S71 1PE hotspot

398 of the 411 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Barnsley.

All 411 crashes at the S71 1PE hotspot

Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 29 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year