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S63 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,039 road traffic collisions in the S63 postcode district, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 727 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (57).

Collisions since 1979
4,039
875th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,246
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
72 people killed
Serious collisions
727
846 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S63

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.7%
  • Serious72718%
  • Slight3,24380%

What the data shows

  • S63 had 558 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 790 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in S63 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,126 children under 16 were killed or injured in S63, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in S63.

Where S63 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
875th
Most casualties
917th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
900th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday527 (13%)
  • Tuesday563 (14%)
  • Wednesday611 (15%)
  • Thursday592 (15%)
  • Friday725 (18%)
  • Saturday585 (14%)
  • Sunday436 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,976 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit931 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,695 (91%)
  • Roundabout240 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,325 (82%)
  • 40 mph252 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph405 (10%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,281 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds452 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other111 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,674 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,134 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist701 (13%)
  • Cyclist371 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant170 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant84 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S63 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S63, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S63 peaked at 150 in 1980; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256376
20245777
20235266
20224055
20215686
20204963
20193848
20186491
20176895
201671103
20156589
20146288
20136288
20126487
20117197
201084115
200996122
2008102159
200790116
200694127
200595118
200490119
200387117
2002112148
200196122
200090115
199989117
1998101117
199791136
199675101
1995109140
1994106128
199381100
1992115142
199182112
199094119
1989108138
198892109
1987105138
19864455
1985127162
198490105
1983111130
1982125147
1981110133
1980150183
1979116147

Map of recent crashes in S63

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S63

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S63

The 24 most recent collisions in S63 happened between 8 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S63

The A633 has the most collisions in S63, 495 of 4,039 (12%), followed by the B6098 (343).

Collisions in S63 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA633495668974
2ndB60983434411052
3rdB6411314403964
4thA635276370850
5thA6023233308335
6thB6089192273631
7thB6097182255235
8thB62737800
9thA61955502
10thA6304700
11thB60683611

Council areas covering S63

Collisions in S63 were recorded in 5 council areas. Barnsley has 2,104 of 4,039 (52%).

Collisions in S63 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley2,1042,65941386
2ndRotherham1,8682,47927330
3rdDoncaster569018
4thNorth Yorkshire61202
5thSheffield5601

Towns in S63

Collisions in S63 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Wath upon Dearne (1,425) and Thurnscoe (640).