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S17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,320 road traffic collisions in the S17 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 306 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,320
2,052nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,835
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
24 people killed
Serious collisions
306
374 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal221.7%
  • Serious30623%
  • Slight99275%

What the data shows

  • S17 had 147 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 232 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in S17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 179 children under 16 were killed or injured in S17, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in S17.

Where S17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,052nd
Most casualties
2,055th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
1,988th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (12%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday203 (15%)
  • Saturday210 (16%)
  • Sunday202 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight923 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting171 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,138 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph758 (57%)
  • 40 mph62 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph451 (34%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist29 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Other29 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,094 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (12%)
  • Pedestrian202 (11%)
  • Cyclist158 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S17 peaked at 49 in 1999; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251417
20241420
20231720
20221423
20211213
20201517
20191216
20181316
20171720
20161926
20152130
20143139
20132228
20121618
20112742
20102130
20092228
20082021
20073044
20062232
20051728
20043146
20032744
20023042
20013460
20003949
19994972
19984261
19974052
19962938
19952437
19943242
19933652
19922736
19912427
19904770
19893348
19883552
19874265
19863842
19854057
19842736
19834463
19824158
19813649
19804059
19793750

Map of recent crashes in S17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S17

The 24 most recent collisions in S17 happened between 11 June 2024 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S17

The A621 has the most collisions in S17, 532 of 1,320 (40%), followed by the B6054 (204).

Collisions in S17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62153273313131
2ndB6054204301254
3rdA625181293555
4thB63885802
5thB60514501

Council areas covering S17

Collisions in S17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sheffield has 1,052 of 1,320 (80%).

Collisions in S17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield1,0521,41314216
2ndNorth East Derbyshire254402887
3rdDerbyshire Dales111703

Town in S17

Of the 1,320 collisions in S17, 775 (59%) were in Sheffield.