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S1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,118 road traffic collisions in the S1 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 745 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,118
531st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,126
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
29 people killed
Serious collisions
745
788 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal290.6%
  • Serious74515%
  • Slight4,34485%

What the data shows

  • S1 had 478 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 923 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in S1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in S1 are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 431 children under 16 were killed or injured in S1, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where S1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
531st
Most casualties
671st
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
856th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday686 (13%)
  • Tuesday789 (15%)
  • Wednesday759 (15%)
  • Thursday702 (14%)
  • Friday942 (18%)
  • Saturday847 (17%)
  • Sunday393 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,603 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,435 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,806 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway999 (20%)
  • Roundabout733 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road505 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph73 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph4,762 (93%)
  • 40 mph281 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,126 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds678 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other104 (2%)
  • Not recorded79 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian2,221 (36%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,573 (26%)
  • Car occupant1,462 (24%)
  • Cyclist309 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant198 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (0.7%)
  • Tram occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S1 peaked at 179 in 1982; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254348
20244350
20235762
20224650
20214046
20202326
20194450
20186071
20175871
20166475
201575102
20148097
20137293
20127295
201190103
20108398
200990104
200894123
2007130168
2006137179
2005121158
2004118144
2003131161
2002133156
2001116150
2000125159
1999130161
1998118138
1997114139
1996124151
1995128155
1994111118
1993105114
1992127156
1991143166
1990175219
1989128146
1988155184
1987138151
1986134150
1985138165
1984168194
1983161184
1982179213
1981163185
1980171208
1979163190

Map of recent crashes in S1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S1

The 24 most recent collisions in S1 happened between 9 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S1

The A61 has the most collisions in S1, 687 of 5,118 (13%), followed by the A621 (464).

Collisions in S1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA616878455130
2ndA621464562279
3rdA625269329216
4thA616197219138
5thA57194239129
6thB653987106220
7thA6134707817
8thB6075606706
9thA613571001
10thB63887803
11thB60735502
12thB60694901

Council areas covering S1

Collisions in S1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sheffield has 5,112 of 5,118 (99.9%).

Collisions in S1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield5,1126,12029744
2ndRotherham6601

Town in S1

All 5,118 collisions in S1 were in Sheffield.