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A6101 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 711 collisions on the A6101 from 1979 to 2025, with 930 casualties. Of those crashes, 27 were fatal and 132 serious, and 28 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A6101, up 17% from 6 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
711
1,484th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
930
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
28 people killed
Serious collisions
132
168 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6101

On the A6101, 3.8% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal273.8%
  • Serious13219%
  • Slight55278%

Where the A6101 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,484th
Most casualties
1,518th
Most fatal collisions
739th
Most serious collisions
1,531st

A6101 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6101 peaked at 31 in 2002 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6101, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202466
202367
202234
202179
202088
20191517
20181113
20171118
20161112
20151623
2014910
20131921
20121317
20111216
20101215
20091516
20081115
20071122
20061926
20051417
20042529
20032029
20023143
20011316
20001415
19992432
19981415
19971518
1996913
19951116
19941719
19931926
19922332
19911219
19901014
19891928
19881618
19871617
19862229
19852027
19842433
19832026
19822126
19811829
19802436
19791824

When crashes happen on the A6101

Thursday has the most collisions on the A6101 (122), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (184).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (11%)
  • Thursday122 (17%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am23 (3.2%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am69 (9.7%)
  • 9am to noon96 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm150 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm184 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm96 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight82 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.6%)
  • February51 (7.2%)
  • March56 (7.9%)
  • April47 (6.6%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June68 (9.6%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August62 (8.7%)
  • September53 (7.5%)
  • October60 (8.4%)
  • November58 (8.2%)
  • December52 (7.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight520 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6101 crashes

On the A6101, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph544 (77%)
  • 40 mph125 (18%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Other21 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (64%)
  • Wet or damp233 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6101 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the A6101, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (50%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (13%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car829 (72%)
  • Motorcycle111 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20186 (20%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (17%)
  • 36 to 45113 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.9%)
  • Over 7535 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (51%)
  • Passenger262 (28%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6101

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6101

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6101 crashes by council area

Of the 711 collisions on the A6101, 708 were in Sheffield.

Collisions on the A6101 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield70892627132

A6101 crashes by town

Of the 711 collisions on the A6101, 463 were in the built-up area of Sheffield.

Recent crashes on the A6101

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6101, from 1 October 2021 to 1 November 2025.

Severity