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Carlton (Barnsley) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Carlton, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 57 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
268
1,659th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
360
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
57
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Carlton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight20978%

What the data shows

  • Carlton had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 65 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Carlton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Carlton, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Carlton.

Where Carlton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,659th
Most casualties
1,615th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,615th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (18%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (95%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant220 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Carlton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Carlton peaked at 12 in 2004; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202446
202346
202234
2021710
202069
201978
201833
201722
201666
201536
201456
201344
2012812
2011911
201044
2009816
2008710
20071113
200669
20051011
20041219
2003810
200269
2001816
2000811
19991213
1998813
1997810
199657
199544
199446
199322
199244
199179
199024
198922
198858
198712
198600
198555
198447
198368
198267
19811014
198033
197966

Map of recent crashes in Carlton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Carlton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Carlton

The 24 most recent collisions in Carlton happened between 30 December 2020 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Carlton

Of the 268 collisions in Carlton, 115 were on the B6132.

Collisions in Carlton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6132115161027

Council area for Carlton

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

Postcode district for Carlton

All 268 collisions in Carlton were in the S71 postcode district.