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Chapeltown and High Green road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,385 road traffic collisions in Chapeltown and High Green, Sheffield, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 261 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
1,385
601st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,765
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
261
294 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Chapeltown and High Green

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious26119%
  • Slight1,10680%

What the data shows

  • Chapeltown and High Green had 170 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 242 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Chapeltown and High Green were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 348 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chapeltown and High Green, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Chapeltown and High Green.

Where Chapeltown and High Green ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
601st
Most casualties
598th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
565th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (14%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday215 (16%)
  • Friday229 (17%)
  • Saturday238 (17%)
  • Sunday125 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,000 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit362 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,257 (91%)
  • Roundabout95 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,198 (86%)
  • 40 mph129 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,107 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant842 (48%)
  • Pedestrian423 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant146 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist84 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chapeltown and High Green road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chapeltown and High Green, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chapeltown and High Green peaked at 49 in 2000; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251927
20242530
20231825
20221013
20211213
20202124
20191315
20181721
20172025
20161517
20151933
20141821
201389
20122736
20112233
20102334
20092736
20083348
20073237
20063343
20054454
20043237
20033443
20023754
20014665
20004963
19992933
19983443
19973655
19963037
19952428
19943035
19933041
19923748
19914551
19903647
19893651
19883338
19873945
19862935
19852630
19844351
19834154
19823643
19813746
19804454
19793644

Map of recent crashes in Chapeltown and High Green

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chapeltown and High Green

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chapeltown and High Green

The 24 most recent collisions in Chapeltown and High Green happened between 4 December 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chapeltown and High Green

The A629 has the most collisions in Chapeltown and High Green, 292 of 1,385 (21%), followed by the A6135 (246).

Collisions in Chapeltown and High Green on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629292395353
2ndA6135246327446
3rdB65465571015
4thA61406029
5thB11371103
6thM13410

Council areas covering Chapeltown and High Green

Collisions in Chapeltown and High Green were recorded in 2 council areas. Sheffield has 1,379 of 1,385 (99.6%).

Collisions in Chapeltown and High Green by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSheffield1,3791,75716261
2ndBarnsley6820

Postcode district for Chapeltown and High Green

All 1,385 collisions in Chapeltown and High Green were in the S35 postcode district.