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Goldthorpe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Goldthorpe, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
615
1,025th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
739
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
104
119 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Goldthorpe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight49881%

What the data shows

  • Goldthorpe had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 115 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Goldthorpe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 205 children under 16 were killed or injured in Goldthorpe, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Goldthorpe.

Where Goldthorpe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,025th
Most casualties
1,068th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
1,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph587 (95%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant281 (38%)
  • Pedestrian246 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (15%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Goldthorpe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Goldthorpe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Goldthorpe peaked at 26 in 1979; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
20241011
20231315
202222
2021910
202089
201924
20181526
20171113
201679
201567
201468
201379
20121112
20111519
20101215
200967
20082024
2007910
20062327
20051722
20041114
20031725
20021821
20012026
20001521
19991314
19981416
19972126
19961315
19951924
19941927
19931212
19921717
19911314
19901112
19891618
19881518
19871218
198656
19851011
19841213
19832020
19821619
19811718
19802021
19792630

Map of recent crashes in Goldthorpe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Goldthorpe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Goldthorpe

The 24 most recent collisions in Goldthorpe happened between 11 March 2023 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Goldthorpe

The A635 has the most collisions in Goldthorpe, 170 of 615 (28%), followed by the B6098 (153).

Collisions in Goldthorpe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635170207426
2ndB6098153189723
3rdB60893300

Council areas covering Goldthorpe

Collisions in Goldthorpe were recorded in 2 council areas. Barnsley has 611 of 615 (99%).

Collisions in Goldthorpe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley61173513103
2ndDoncaster4401

Postcode district for Goldthorpe

All 615 collisions in Goldthorpe were in the S63 postcode district.