The A61: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 388 people were killed or seriously injured in 338 collisions on the A61, making it the 19th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
338
serious or fatal collisions
388
people killed or seriously injured
26
collisions that took a life
#19
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A61 carries 1,223 recorded injury collisions over the period, 338 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Sheffield, Leeds, Barnsley, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 8%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 72 serious collisions, and the count is up 18% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A61
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Sheffield89 KSI
- Leeds68 KSI
- Barnsley42 KSI
- Wakefield29 KSI
- North East Derbyshire28 KSI
- North Yorkshire27 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A61
2025: 72 (up 12.5% on the year before) · peak 72 in 2025 · +18% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A61
How many accidents happen on the A61?
Police recorded 1,223 injury collisions on the A61 over 2021–2025, of which 338 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 388 people killed or seriously injured, including 26 fatal collisions.
Is the A61 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 19 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 16 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A61 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Sheffield, Leeds, Barnsley. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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