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Wombwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,273 road traffic collisions in Wombwell, Barnsley, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 196 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,273
639th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,608
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
21 people killed
Serious collisions
196
220 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wombwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious19615%
  • Slight1,06083%

What the data shows

  • Wombwell had 160 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 245 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Wombwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 313 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wombwell, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Wombwell.

Where Wombwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
639th
Most casualties
632nd
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
712th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (11%)
  • Wednesday212 (17%)
  • Thursday205 (16%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday195 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight898 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,165 (92%)
  • Roundabout76 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,101 (86%)
  • 40 mph102 (8%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,039 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant765 (48%)
  • Pedestrian416 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (12%)
  • Cyclist110 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wombwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wombwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wombwell peaked at 56 in 1980; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251216
20241821
20231517
2022910
20211417
20202023
20191621
20181724
20172024
20161925
20152737
20143035
20132328
20121721
20111923
20101620
20092430
20083045
20073746
20062227
20052734
20043742
20032834
20022634
20014153
20003441
19993141
19983546
19973032
19964162
19952126
19942635
19933044
19922537
19912935
19902834
19892224
19882330
19873246
19861010
19852528
19844147
19834458
19824153
19814552
19805666
19794054

Map of recent crashes in Wombwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wombwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wombwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Wombwell happened between 6 July 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wombwell

The A633 has the most collisions in Wombwell, 326 of 1,273 (26%), followed by the B6096 (316).

Collisions in Wombwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA633326400456
2ndB6096316420849
3rdA6195213203
4thB6089132112

Council area for Wombwell

Wombwell is in Barnsley, where police recorded 31,163 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wombwell accounts for 4.1% of them.

Postcode district for Wombwell

All 1,273 collisions in Wombwell were in the S73 postcode district.