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S73 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,075 road traffic collisions in the S73 postcode district, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 538 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
3,075
1,286th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,117
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
54 people killed
Serious collisions
538
623 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S73

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.5%
  • Serious53817%
  • Slight2,49081%

What the data shows

  • S73 had 463 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 598 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in S73 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 666 children under 16 were killed or injured in S73, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in S73.

Where S73 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,286th
Most casualties
1,277th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,383rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday429 (14%)
  • Tuesday408 (13%)
  • Wednesday465 (15%)
  • Thursday483 (16%)
  • Friday512 (17%)
  • Saturday444 (14%)
  • Sunday334 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,126 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit796 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,654 (86%)
  • Roundabout287 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,992 (65%)
  • 40 mph434 (14%)
  • 50 mph88 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph443 (14%)
  • 70 mph92 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,487 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds336 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,326 (56%)
  • Pedestrian750 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist506 (12%)
  • Cyclist252 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant134 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S73 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S73, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S73 peaked at 104 in 1980; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254058
20245567
20233749
20222539
20214455
20204862
20194562
20185068
20175892
20166182
20156485
20145983
20135165
20124761
20114874
20105782
200967104
20086796
200779104
20065984
20056989
200482114
200381101
20027393
200183112
200081104
19996994
19987194
19977092
199675105
19955264
199474101
19937596
19926488
199180107
199078102
19897392
19885472
198779124
19864044
19855875
19847485
198391120
198286109
198196114
1980104133
197982121

Map of recent crashes in S73

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S73

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S73

The 24 most recent collisions in S73 happened between 27 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S73

The A633 has the most collisions in S73, 618 of 3,075 (20%), followed by the B6096 (459).

Collisions in S73 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6336188139116
2ndB60964596031087
3rdA6353865781178
4thA6195263398447
5thB627378103120
6thB60897391314
7thB6097284816
8thA628173513
9thA61353300

Council areas covering S73

Collisions in S73 were recorded in 3 council areas. Barnsley has 2,829 of 3,075 (92%).

Collisions in S73 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley2,8293,80043492
2ndRotherham242309446
3rdDoncaster3700

Towns in S73

Collisions in S73 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Wombwell (1,273) and Darfield (441).