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Rockingham, Barnsley, S70 5UZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
155
5,419th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
252
1.63 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the S70 5UZ hotspot

27 of the 155 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight12883%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
6
Seriously injured
34
Slightly injured
212
All casualties
252

Accidents by year at the S70 5UZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2002, against an average of 6.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the S70 5UZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025717
202436
202323
202245
202122
2020710
201934
2018610
201769
201635
201568
201479
201389
201245
201156
201056
2009816
200867
200745
200669
2005924
200469
2003916
20021520
20011432

Map of crashes at the S70 5UZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near S70 5UZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rockingham, Barnsley, S70 5UZ 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 S70 5UZ 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
Rockingham
Council area
Barnsley
Nearest postcode to the centre
S70 5UZ
Postcode district
S70
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.50998, -1.48554
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
20 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,419th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the S70 5UZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M1, with 63 of 155, followed by the A61 with 59.

Collisions at the S70 5UZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16311236
2ndA615993211

Towns near the S70 5UZ hotspot

68 of the 155 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Birdwell.

All 155 crashes at the S70 5UZ hotspot

Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 20 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year