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Brierley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Brierley, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
169
2,137th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
231
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
30
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brierley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13479%

What the data shows

  • Brierley had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Brierley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brierley, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Brierley.

Where Brierley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,137th
Most casualties
2,100th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (92%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant133 (58%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brierley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brierley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brierley peaked at 11 in 1996; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202434
202324
202200
202133
202024
201922
201857
201737
201623
201545
201445
201311
201222
2011512
201000
200924
200856
2007810
200645
200567
200433
200344
200247
200156
200024
199944
199856
199734
19961114
199544
199433
199323
199222
199134
199058
198913
198867
198768
198622
198546
198422
198335
198224
198134
19801011
1979712

Map of recent crashes in Brierley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brierley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brierley

The 24 most recent collisions in Brierley happened between 15 May 2015 and 19 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brierley

Of the 169 collisions in Brierley, 65 were on the A628.

Collisions in Brierley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6286583212

Council areas covering Brierley

Collisions in Brierley were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnsley has 165 of 169 (98%).

Collisions in Brierley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley165227529
2ndWakefield3301

Postcode district for Brierley

All 169 collisions in Brierley were in the S72 postcode district.