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S72 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,768 road traffic collisions in the S72 postcode district, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 537 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
2,768
1,405th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,723
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
67 people killed
Serious collisions
537
644 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
53
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S72

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal602.2%
  • Serious53719%
  • Slight2,17178%

What the data shows

  • S72 had 396 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 515 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in S72 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 713 children under 16 were killed or injured in S72, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in S72.

Where S72 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,405th
Most casualties
1,406th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
1,386th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday390 (14%)
  • Tuesday399 (14%)
  • Wednesday386 (14%)
  • Thursday384 (14%)
  • Friday457 (17%)
  • Saturday426 (15%)
  • Sunday326 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,912 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit653 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,633 (95%)
  • Roundabout81 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,023 (73%)
  • 40 mph128 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph583 (21%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,222 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds307 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,007 (54%)
  • Pedestrian699 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist470 (13%)
  • Cyclist217 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant172 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S72 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S72, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S72 peaked at 94 in 1980; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253453
20244252
20234058
20222934
20215272
20203136
20193347
20183546
20174066
20166072
20154666
20144366
20133760
20124053
20115671
20105475
20096582
20085563
20076687
20065375
20054967
20046181
20036289
20027393
20016384
20005272
19996376
199884110
19975881
199669104
19956588
19946984
19936599
199279116
19917190
199077102
198985119
19886082
19876691
19863543
19858395
19846686
19836181
198280119
198183104
198094121
197984112

Map of recent crashes in S72

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S72

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S72

The 24 most recent collisions in S72 happened between 15 May and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S72

The A628 has the most collisions in S72, 589 of 2,768 (21%), followed by the B6273 (335).

Collisions in S72 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6285898028102
2ndB6273335503979
3rdA6195104162328
4thB6411466319
5thA635375235
6thA613300
7thA6333300

Council areas covering S72

Collisions in S72 were recorded in 3 council areas. Barnsley has 2,521 of 2,768 (91%).

Collisions in S72 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley2,5213,37557470
2ndWakefield235333363
3rdDoncaster81103

Towns in S72

Collisions in S72 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Cudworth and Shafton (1,000) and Grimethorpe (377).