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Birdwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Birdwell, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
276
1,634th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
367
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
41
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Birdwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight23284%

What the data shows

  • Birdwell had 53 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 61 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Birdwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Birdwell, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Birdwell.

Where Birdwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,634th
Most casualties
1,599th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph199 (72%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant213 (58%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Birdwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Birdwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Birdwell peaked at 16 in 2002; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202536
202478
202356
202255
202122
202034
201955
2018610
201779
20161015
201533
201467
2013812
201278
201199
201066
200969
200879
200756
200645
2005722
200479
200368
20021620
200169
20001014
1999910
1998913
199755
199657
199557
199400
199334
199267
1991513
199000
198933
198844
198723
198600
1985911
198455
198355
1982911
1981810
1980914
197999

Map of recent crashes in Birdwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Birdwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Birdwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Birdwell happened between 23 January 2020 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Birdwell

The A61 has the most collisions in Birdwell, 190 of 276 (69%), followed by the M1 (19).

Collisions in Birdwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61190262331
2ndM1192301
3rdA6195152001
4thA61356900

Council area for Birdwell

Birdwell is in Barnsley, where police recorded 31,163 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Birdwell accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Birdwell

Collisions in Birdwell were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by S70 (267) and S74 (9).