The Chair of Sheffield City Council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee has reaffirmed the commitment to reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the city’s roads. It comes after the latest figures showed a fall of 15 percent in those who died or were seriously injured on Sheffield’s roads.
Annual figures published by the Department for Transport show that between January 2024 and December 2024, 11 people tragically lost their lives, 244 were seriously injured with a further 709 suffering an injury across Sheffield’s 2,500km road network.
As a city these improved road safety figures show that we are heading in the right direction, but any death or serious injury on our roads is one too many.
While we all welcome the fall in those killed or seriously injured on our streets, the number of those losing their lives is still far too high and my heart goes out to those families and friends affected by the loss of a loved one. I can’t imagine what it must be like to hear the news that they won’t be coming back home or that they are seriously injured in hospital.It is as a result of the impact this has on those closest to the victims that we strive to achieve our Vision Zero target, committing to eliminate all fatalities and serious injuries by making our roads the safest they could possibly be.
Cllr Ben Miskell, Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council
Nationally the number of deaths increased by one percent to an estimated 1,602 fatalities.
We are determined to make our roads as safe as possible. With all of this—including more pedestrian crossings, expanded 20mph zones, School Streets to protect children, community speedwatch groups, and a growing network of segregated cycle links—we’re making real progress. We’re also improving access and safety for pedestrians and, by talking to children across the city in schools about how they can stay safe on our roads, we’re making a real difference.
But we can’t do it on our own. We want to work with our communities to help improve road safety in Sheffield even further.
Cllr Miskell added
Sheffield is part of the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership – working with emergency services, combined authority and National Highways, takes a multi-agency approach to reducing road harm. Vision Zero is now part of the South Yorkshire Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan.