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B6079 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 collisions on the B6079 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,313 casualties. Of those crashes, 20 were fatal and 177 serious, and 20 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6079, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
1,013
1,080th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,313
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
177
200 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B6079

On the B6079, 2% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious17717%
  • Slight81681%

Where the B6079 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,080th
Most casualties
1,126th
Most fatal collisions
983rd
Most serious collisions
1,173rd

B6079 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6079 peaked at 48 in 1992 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6079, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202200
202100
202000
201935
201859
201713
201626
201555
201423
201325
201200
2011910
201068
20091217
20082735
20072433
20062837
20053042
20042024
20032940
20022833
20012741
20002642
19992641
19983650
19972533
19962734
19952034
19942126
19934252
19924863
19913947
19903748
19892933
19882630
19873950
19864752
19854148
19843135
19833944
19823744
19813550
19804654
19793546

When crashes happen on the B6079

Friday has the most collisions on the B6079 (176), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (235).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday172 (17%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am31 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am91 (9%)
  • 9am to noon172 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm211 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm235 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm145 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (8.6%)
  • February70 (6.9%)
  • March86 (8.5%)
  • April74 (7.3%)
  • May72 (7.1%)
  • June90 (8.9%)
  • July97 (9.6%)
  • August73 (7.2%)
  • September88 (8.7%)
  • October86 (8.5%)
  • November93 (9.2%)
  • December97 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight707 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6079 crashes

On the B6079, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph878 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph113 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds788 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Other31 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry634 (63%)
  • Wet or damp363 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway858 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6079 crashes

Car occupants make up 42% of the people killed or injured on the B6079, followed by pedestrians (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (42%)
  • Pedestrian364 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant185 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist65 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,036 (66%)
  • Bus or coach203 (13%)
  • Motorcycle114 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.6%)
  • Other42 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20179 (14%)
  • 21 to 25151 (12%)
  • 26 to 35242 (18%)
  • 36 to 45182 (14%)
  • 46 to 55115 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65112 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7591 (6.9%)
  • Over 7567 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (41%)
  • Passenger416 (32%)
  • Pedestrian364 (28%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6079

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6079

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6079 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6079 were recorded in 3 council areas. Sheffield has the most, with 882, followed by Bassetlaw (127) and Northumberland (3).

Collisions on the B6079 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield8821,09317141
2ndBassetlaw127216336
3rdNorthumberland3300

B6079 crashes by town

Of the 1,013 collisions on the B6079, 879 were in the built-up area of Sheffield.

Recent crashes on the B6079

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6079, from 5 October 2011 to 7 June 2025.

Severity