Penistone road traffic accidents
Penistone recorded 201 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 245 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 245
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 245
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Penistone
Roads in Penistone
Postcode districts in Penistone
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Penistone
Road collision statistics for Penistone
Collisions recorded
201
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
245
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
38
19.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Penistone
Collisions in Penistone are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.4% of the total), with 22.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.5% of recorded collisions in Penistone happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Penistone have produced 245 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 15 collisions, Monday 29 collisions, Tuesday 36 collisions, Wednesday 26 collisions, Thursday 37 collisions, Friday 37 collisions, Saturday 21 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 156 collisions, Darkness 45 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 196 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 173 collisions, 40 mph 20 collisions, 60 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 168 collisions, Raining no high winds 18 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 131 casualties, Passenger 36 casualties, Pedestrian 78 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Penistone
How many road accidents have there been in Penistone?
201 collisions have been recorded in Penistone in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 245 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Penistone were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 38 were serious — 19.4% of all recorded collisions in Penistone resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Penistone?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Penistone, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 22.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Penistone happen on?
97.5% of collisions in Penistone are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Penistone?
Pedestrians make up 31.8% of the 245 casualties recorded in Penistone.
Is road safety in Penistone getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Penistone were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Penistone come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Penistone cover 1999 to 2025.