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S35 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,612 road traffic collisions in the S35 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 91 were fatal and 900 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 69 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
4,612
673rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,469
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
91
97 people killed
Serious collisions
900
1,075 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
69
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
95
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S35

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal912%
  • Serious90020%
  • Slight3,62179%

What the data shows

  • S35 had 581 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 937 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in S35 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 813 children under 16 were killed or injured in S35, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in S35.

Where S35 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
673rd
Most casualties
597th
Most fatal collisions
370th
Most serious collisions
544th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday638 (14%)
  • Tuesday649 (14%)
  • Wednesday660 (14%)
  • Thursday732 (16%)
  • Friday723 (16%)
  • Saturday685 (15%)
  • Sunday525 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,184 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,046 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting312 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,049 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway306 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout111 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,637 (57%)
  • 40 mph423 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph98 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1,191 (26%)
  • 70 mph242 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,570 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds658 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds57 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist47 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other105 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,150 (64%)
  • Pedestrian826 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist621 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant260 (4%)
  • Cyclist254 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant164 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S35 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S35, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S35 peaked at 140 in 2001; 2025 had 69.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256995
20246381
20235382
20224660
20214555
20205463
20195475
20186389
201776101
20165878
201574124
201494137
20136286
201290129
201193136
201096141
200989144
200898140
2007122191
2006119163
2005130203
2004116170
2003113154
2002121185
2001140213
2000133188
1999129174
1998124172
1997140218
1996109146
199596128
199497143
1993105142
1992108156
1991105132
1990113152
1989109144
1988118156
1987105139
198695120
1985100120
1984110157
1983104144
1982112153
1981120157
1980129173
1979113160

Map of recent crashes in S35

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S35

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S35

The 24 most recent collisions in S35 happened between 3 August and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S35

The A629 has the most collisions in S35, 623 of 4,612 (14%), followed by the A6135 (563).

Collisions in S35 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62962389612125
2ndA61355637381298
3rdA6154385922122
4thA6163175091570
5thA6102301437778
6thM1234345531
7thB6087769518
8thB65465976018
9thB6082415318
10thB6088212907
11thB6462212416
12thB6086182306
13thB11371103
14thA6213300
15thA6253300

Council areas covering S35

Collisions in S35 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sheffield has 3,687 of 4,612 (80%).

Collisions in S35 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield3,6875,02058720
2ndBarnsley8951,40933172
3rdRotherham293908

Towns in S35

Collisions in S35 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Chapeltown and High Green (1,385) and Ecclesfield and Grenoside (836).