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S12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,282 road traffic collisions in the S12 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 634 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,282
1,196th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,190
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
66 people killed
Serious collisions
634
697 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal621.9%
  • Serious63419%
  • Slight2,58679%

What the data shows

  • S12 had 363 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 574 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in S12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 767 children under 16 were killed or injured in S12, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in S12.

Where S12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,196th
Most casualties
1,251st
Most fatal collisions
879th
Most serious collisions
1,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday444 (14%)
  • Tuesday473 (14%)
  • Wednesday469 (14%)
  • Thursday515 (16%)
  • Friday525 (16%)
  • Saturday489 (15%)
  • Sunday367 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,298 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit897 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,546 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway637 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,604 (79%)
  • 40 mph534 (16%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph91 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,558 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds445 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other79 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,056 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,008 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist386 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant360 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist209 (5%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S12 peaked at 115 in 1985; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252527
20243343
20232429
20224661
20213037
20203235
20193948
20182934
20174350
20166287
20154865
20145066
20135162
20123851
20115777
20106582
20096080
20085976
20076191
200685109
20057489
20046885
200384114
20027999
200184123
200093113
199987118
19987789
19977792
199694116
199577120
19947799
199392103
19927996
199178117
199088124
198993133
19887893
19877792
19867594
1985115140
198496118
198399114
1982115134
19817593
1980101130
1979113142

Map of recent crashes in S12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S12

The 24 most recent collisions in S12 happened between 5 February and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S12

The A6102 has the most collisions in S12, 475 of 3,282 (14%), followed by the A616 (408).

Collisions in S12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61024756231388
2ndA616408506973
3rdA6135382475762
4thB6054200289944
5thB6388159210432
6thB606397121121
7thB606479102020
8thA5762118418
9thB6065172102
10thA615601
11thB14402

Council areas covering S12

Collisions in S12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Sheffield has 3,161 of 3,282 (96%).

Collisions in S12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield3,1613,98053607
2ndNorth East Derbyshire118205827

Town in S12

Of the 3,282 collisions in S12, 2,851 (87%) were in Sheffield.