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Royston (Barnsley) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Royston, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 114 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
657
983rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
841
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Serious collisions
114
123 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Royston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious11417%
  • Slight53682%

What the data shows

  • Royston had 84 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 119 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Royston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 210 children under 16 were killed or injured in Royston, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Royston.

Where Royston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
983rd
Most casualties
976th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,047th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (94%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph606 (92%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant381 (45%)
  • Pedestrian214 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Royston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Royston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Royston peaked at 28 in 1997; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241417
202367
202244
2021810
202033
20191014
201856
20171620
2016912
2015812
20141625
2013913
201288
20111216
20101013
20091521
20081010
20071623
20061517
2005714
20041524
20031516
20021823
20011822
20001417
1999811
19981929
19972833
19961823
19951826
19941929
19931418
19921111
19911115
19902331
19891924
19882124
19871719
198655
19852025
19841718
19831718
19822226
19812434
19802127
19791518

Map of recent crashes in Royston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Royston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Royston

The 24 most recent collisions in Royston happened between 19 December 2023 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Royston

The B6428 has the most collisions in Royston, 265 of 657 (40%), followed by the B6132 (150).

Collisions in Royston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6428265332446
2ndB6132150222326

Council areas covering Royston

Collisions in Royston were recorded in 3 council areas. Barnsley has 615 of 657 (94%).

Collisions in Royston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBarnsley6157736105
2ndWakefield396419
3rdDoncaster3400

Postcode districts in Royston

Collisions in Royston were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by S71 (630) and WF4 (27).