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S36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,939 road traffic collisions in the S36 postcode district, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 617 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
2,939
1,341st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,372
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
99 people killed
Serious collisions
617
754 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S36

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal883%
  • Serious61721%
  • Slight2,23476%

What the data shows

  • S36 had 407 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 533 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in S36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 492 children under 16 were killed or injured in S36, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in S36.

Where S36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,341st
Most casualties
1,198th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
1,155th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday413 (14%)
  • Tuesday421 (14%)
  • Wednesday406 (14%)
  • Thursday436 (15%)
  • Friday466 (16%)
  • Saturday405 (14%)
  • Sunday392 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,097 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit488 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting312 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,816 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout53 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,232 (42%)
  • 40 mph200 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph50 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,423 (48%)
  • 70 mph20 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,198 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds385 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds58 (2%)
  • Fog or mist52 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Other73 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,903 (66%)
  • Pedestrian458 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist374 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist183 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant140 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)115 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S36, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S36 peaked at 98 in 1988; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254355
20244053
20233963
20223349
20212637
20203441
20193883
20183548
20174978
201670107
20154466
20144174
20133956
20125680
20115474
20106194
20095893
20085487
20076379
200663104
200577111
20045991
20036298
200283130
200166102
20006886
199976116
199897154
19976075
199678109
199578111
19946792
19935068
199283136
199174127
199081114
198974110
198898133
198767101
19864965
198582129
198475117
198377118
198286139
198189129
198072101
19797189

Map of recent crashes in S36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S36

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S36

The 24 most recent collisions in S36 happened between 13 May and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S36

The A628 has the most collisions in S36, 624 of 2,939 (21%), followed by the A616 (542).

Collisions in S36 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6286241,04029138
2ndA61654285925125
3rdA629248398857
4thB6462221286551
5thB6088162234231
6thA6102114171219
7thB61066293312
8thB6449213114
9thA15812
10thA665802
11thB61005612
12thB64823300

Council areas covering S36

Collisions in S36 were recorded in 4 council areas. Barnsley has 2,000 of 2,939 (68%).

Collisions in S36 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley2,0003,08167419
2ndSheffield9181,24619187
3rdNorth Yorkshire142116
4thDoncaster31812

Towns in S36

Collisions in S36 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stocksbridge (395) and Penistone (389).