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S74 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,747 road traffic collisions in the S74 postcode district, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 288 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
1,747
1,873rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,285
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
288
325 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S74

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.9%
  • Serious28816%
  • Slight1,42582%

What the data shows

  • S74 had 236 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 357 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in S74 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 450 children under 16 were killed or injured in S74, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in S74.

Where S74 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,873rd
Most casualties
1,912th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
2,037th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (13%)
  • Tuesday260 (15%)
  • Wednesday230 (13%)
  • Thursday267 (15%)
  • Friday281 (16%)
  • Saturday260 (15%)
  • Sunday216 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,282 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,433 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (9%)
  • Roundabout87 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,244 (71%)
  • 40 mph26 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph255 (15%)
  • 70 mph182 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,398 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,256 (55%)
  • Pedestrian431 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (12%)
  • Cyclist140 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S74 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S74, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S74 peaked at 59 in 1999; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252837
20242534
20231927
20221722
20211316
20201720
20192128
20183040
20173543
20163140
20153653
20143644
20133953
20122636
20113444
20103753
20093235
20084059
20073753
20064058
20054862
20043845
20034049
20023135
20013339
20003745
19995990
19984567
19973748
19964761
19953954
19944357
19934459
19924566
19914046
19905466
19895981
19884152
19873745
19862325
19853844
19845677
19834253
19824351
19814560
19805363
19793750

Map of recent crashes in S74

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S74

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S74

The 24 most recent collisions in S74 happened between 7 March and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S74

The B6097 has the most collisions in S74, 262 of 1,747 (15%), followed by the B6096 (229).

Collisions in S74 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6097262300842
2ndB6096229295433
3rdA6135196291527
4thM1131198315
5thA619585119315
6thA61182404
7thA6335600

Council areas covering S74

Collisions in S74 were recorded in 4 council areas. Barnsley has 1,732 of 1,747 (99%).

Collisions in S74 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley1,7322,26633287
2ndRotherham6800
3rdSheffield5610
4thDoncaster4501

Towns in S74

Collisions in S74 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hoyland (1,036) and Birdwell (9).