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Cudworth and Shafton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,031 road traffic collisions in Cudworth and Shafton, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,031
742nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,333
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
14 people killed
Serious collisions
162
177 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cudworth and Shafton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious16216%
  • Slight85683%

What the data shows

  • Cudworth and Shafton had 136 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 191 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Cudworth and Shafton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 327 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cudworth and Shafton, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Cudworth and Shafton.

Where Cudworth and Shafton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
742nd
Most casualties
719th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
813th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (16%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight738 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,002 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph995 (97%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds828 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant611 (46%)
  • Pedestrian318 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (13%)
  • Cyclist97 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cudworth and Shafton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cudworth and Shafton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cudworth and Shafton peaked at 41 in 1985; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
20241720
20231013
20221112
20211618
20201213
20191319
20181517
20171320
20162026
20151322
20142026
20131623
20121620
20111417
20102326
20092933
20082124
20072232
20061725
20051721
20042431
20033140
20023037
20012535
20002129
19992938
19983545
19973039
19962438
19952634
19942024
19932335
19922339
19912123
19902841
19892435
19882029
19872129
198644
19854142
19843142
19831920
19822837
19813339
19803843
19793846

Map of recent crashes in Cudworth and Shafton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cudworth and Shafton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cudworth and Shafton

The 24 most recent collisions in Cudworth and Shafton happened between 21 January 2024 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cudworth and Shafton

Of the 1,031 collisions in Cudworth and Shafton, 401 were on the A628.

Collisions in Cudworth and Shafton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA628401538463

Council area for Cudworth and Shafton

Cudworth and Shafton is in Barnsley, where police recorded 31,163 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cudworth and Shafton accounts for 3.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Cudworth and Shafton

Collisions in Cudworth and Shafton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by S72 (1,000) and S71 (31).