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S20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,348 road traffic collisions in the S20 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 402 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,348
1,592nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,193
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
36 people killed
Serious collisions
402
477 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.4%
  • Serious40217%
  • Slight1,91482%

What the data shows

  • S20 had 325 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 495 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in S20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 493 children under 16 were killed or injured in S20, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in S20.

Where S20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,592nd
Most casualties
1,589th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,753rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday315 (13%)
  • Tuesday314 (13%)
  • Wednesday313 (13%)
  • Thursday351 (15%)
  • Friday435 (19%)
  • Saturday335 (14%)
  • Sunday285 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,646 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit639 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,037 (87%)
  • Roundabout218 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,598 (68%)
  • 40 mph552 (24%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph141 (6%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,832 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds334 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,940 (61%)
  • Pedestrian456 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist341 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant183 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist152 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant61 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S20 peaked at 83 in 1999; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253143
20242638
20232635
20223139
20212541
20202935
20194050
20183749
20173652
20164461
20154361
20145673
20134058
20123154
20113238
20104459
20096492
20086075
20076587
20066093
200580112
20046594
20035984
20026494
20016177
200077105
199983106
19986185
19975472
19965168
19955882
19946480
19936485
19925064
19914458
19906694
19895771
19885265
19874758
19862533
19854057
19845376
19835568
19825164
19814780
19804657
19795471

Map of recent crashes in S20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S20

The 24 most recent collisions in S20 happened between 11 April and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S20

The B6053 has the most collisions in S20, 406 of 2,348 (17%), followed by the B6058 (239).

Collisions in S20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6053406570465
2ndB6058239309740
3rdA6135192274334
4thA616166248342
5thA5780122222
6thB605491202
7thB638891112
8thB605062115
9thB60633300

Council areas covering S20

Collisions in S20 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sheffield has 2,298 of 2,348 (98%).

Collisions in S20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield2,2983,11431386
2ndRotherham3251010
3rdNorth East Derbyshire172716

Towns in S20

Collisions in S20 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Sheffield (1,807) and Swallownest and Aston (6).