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Barnsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,464 road traffic collisions in Barnsley from 1979 to 2025, and 12,279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 110 were fatal and 1,479 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 104 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (99).

Collisions since 1979
9,464
121st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
12,279
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
110
111 people killed
Serious collisions
1,479
1,614 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
104
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
128
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1101.2%
  • Serious1,47916%
  • Slight7,87583%

What the data shows

  • Barnsley had 1,125 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 1,703 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Barnsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,138 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnsley, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Barnsley.

Where Barnsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
121st
Most casualties
121st
Most fatal collisions
105th
Most serious collisions
129th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,330 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,305 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,424 (15%)
  • Thursday1,384 (15%)
  • Friday1,682 (18%)
  • Saturday1,415 (15%)
  • Sunday924 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,712 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,612 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,389 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway986 (10%)
  • Roundabout613 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road386 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded90 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph85 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph8,393 (89%)
  • 40 mph941 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,625 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,138 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds139 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds89 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist46 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.1%)
  • Other203 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded107 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,126 (50%)
  • Pedestrian3,014 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist1,374 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant775 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist568 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant174 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnsley peaked at 301 in 2003; 2025 had 104.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104128
202499127
2023113142
202278101
202182106
20208299
2019122150
2018147191
2017132169
2016166236
2015147209
2014176234
2013136197
2012166234
2011156205
2010159219
2009179220
2008184241
2007201265
2006199263
2005247339
2004239318
2003301389
2002264362
2001265327
2000228288
1999250317
1998253338
1997269363
1996260359
1995240329
1994248333
1993207270
1992233288
1991222275
1990249313
1989268329
1988233285
1987238287
1986121153
1985275342
1984245284
1983247321
1982263307
1981250311
1980260359
1979261357

Map of recent crashes in Barnsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnsley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnsley

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnsley happened between 13 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnsley

The A628 has the most collisions in Barnsley, 1,391 of 9,464 (15%), followed by the A61 (1,387).

Collisions in Barnsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6281,3911,8209226
2ndA611,3871,87312196
3rdA6351,1631,56518179
4thA6336328858121
5thA61334456061369
6thB6132199260437
7thB610085120513
8thB6099273706
9thA637213011
10thB613191205
11thA613581001
12thA63871101
13thA613231410
14thA6253600
15thA6293400
16thB61333302
17thB64283301

Council areas covering Barnsley

Collisions in Barnsley were recorded in 3 council areas. Barnsley has 9,437 of 9,464 (99.7%).

Collisions in Barnsley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley9,43712,2461101,476
2ndDoncaster192402
3rdSheffield7801

Postcode districts in Barnsley

Collisions in Barnsley were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by S70 (4,577) and S71 (4,076).