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S8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,219 road traffic collisions in the S8 postcode district, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 750 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
4,219
804th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,370
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
55 people killed
Serious collisions
750
841 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal541.3%
  • Serious75018%
  • Slight3,41581%

What the data shows

  • S8 had 469 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 688 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in S8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 918 children under 16 were killed or injured in S8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in S8.

Where S8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
804th
Most casualties
871st
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
842nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday567 (13%)
  • Tuesday609 (14%)
  • Wednesday643 (15%)
  • Thursday633 (15%)
  • Friday698 (17%)
  • Saturday622 (15%)
  • Sunday447 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,009 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,320 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway582 (14%)
  • Roundabout263 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,524 (84%)
  • 40 mph546 (13%)
  • 50 mph86 (2%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,328 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds595 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other97 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded43 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,613 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,209 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist483 (9%)
  • Cyclist468 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant444 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant58 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S8 peaked at 146 in 1983; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254160
20245161
20234460
20223742
20215665
20203037
20195272
20184867
20175670
20165473
20156982
20147393
20134559
20125164
20117295
201072100
200991112
20087086
20077083
20067597
200587123
200498127
200386116
200286116
2001106148
2000120155
1999119145
1998103145
1997112160
1996104126
1995128154
199497131
1993117148
199288118
1991111138
1990129156
1989134159
1988105142
1987105128
1986110127
1985121150
1984132174
1983146167
1982129162
1981126157
1980142175
1979121145

Map of recent crashes in S8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S8

The 24 most recent collisions in S8 happened between 5 July and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S8

The A61 has the most collisions in S8, 1,406 of 4,219 (33%), followed by the A621 (288).

Collisions in S8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,4061,81620253
2ndA621288415251
3rdA6102187247239
4thB6054137180233
5thB6068126147127
6thB605798140322
7thB6388253203
8thB6158162104
9thA6254803
10thA6163400

Council areas covering S8

Collisions in S8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sheffield has 4,193 of 4,219 (99%).

Collisions in S8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield4,1935,33653742
2ndNorth East Derbyshire212806
3rdBarnsley3410

Town in S8

Of the 4,219 collisions in S8, 3,733 (88%) were in Sheffield.