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Doncaster road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 45,964 road traffic collisions in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025, and 63,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 811 were fatal and 7,043 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 467 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (521), and casualties fell from 710 to 620.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
45,964
44th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63,044
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
811
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
467
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Doncaster

1.8% of collisions in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal8111.8%
  • Serious7,04315%
  • Slight38,11083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal8761.4%
  • Serious8,26013%
  • Slight53,90886%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. In 2025 there were 467, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 467
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025467620
2024521710
2023559740
2022553761
2021573751
2020544746
2019646897
2018586798
2017684996
20167951,224
20158551,264
20148261,237
20137961,186
20128551,198
20119411,346
20109451,374
20091,0001,484
20081,0551,494
20071,0781,540
20061,1111,592
20051,1511,576
20041,1741,588
20031,1861,586
20021,2351,704
20011,2411,736
20001,1561,560
19991,2271,692
19981,1761,593
19971,1291,578
19961,1731,597
19951,0611,481
19941,0861,474
19931,1141,485
19921,0991,467
19911,0311,440
19901,1451,533
19891,2711,667
19881,1631,594
19871,0231,367
19861,0501,359
19851,0731,399
19841,0991,469
19831,0411,340
19821,1821,526
19811,0711,386
19801,1531,503
19791,0641,386

When and where crashes happen in Doncaster

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,390 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,583 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,306 (14%)
  • Thursday6,863 (15%)
  • Friday7,942 (17%)
  • Saturday6,787 (15%)
  • Sunday5,093 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59800 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,526 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,663 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,790 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,212 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,412 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,663 (8%)
  • February3,492 (7.6%)
  • March3,596 (7.8%)
  • April3,533 (7.7%)
  • May3,788 (8.2%)
  • June3,691 (8%)
  • July3,820 (8.3%)
  • August3,856 (8.4%)
  • September3,920 (8.5%)
  • October4,153 (9%)
  • November4,304 (9.4%)
  • December4,148 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,987 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,876 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,493 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown318 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit290 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,161 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,455 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds621 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist460 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds354 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds288 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds51 (0.1%)
  • Other1,111 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded463 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry30,679 (67%)
  • Wet or damp14,027 (31%)
  • Frost or ice924 (2%)
  • Snow270 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep47 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,072 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph22,221 (48%)
  • 40 mph11,634 (25%)
  • 50 mph901 (2%)
  • 60 mph6,490 (14%)
  • 70 mph3,644 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32,295 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway9,006 (20%)
  • Roundabout3,634 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road795 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded234 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Doncaster

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37,106 (59%)
  • Pedestrian9,446 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist5,856 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist4,791 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,471 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant1,366 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)811 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant495 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant300 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant241 (0.4%)
  • Other124 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,772 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103,185 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 154,487 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2010,555 (17%)
  • 21 to 257,878 (12%)
  • 26 to 3511,241 (18%)
  • 36 to 458,426 (13%)
  • 46 to 556,279 (10%)
  • 56 to 654,195 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 752,514 (4%)
  • Over 751,747 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded765 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35,260 (56%)
  • Passenger18,338 (29%)
  • Pedestrian9,446 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car60,082 (72%)
  • Motorcycle5,950 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4,867 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,614 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,344 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2,927 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car736 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle668 (0.8%)
  • Minibus310 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown198 (0.2%)
  • Other165 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Doncaster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Doncaster

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 44th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham46,36756,2453306,472
43rdGreenwich46,08556,7944496,907
44thDoncaster (this area)45,96463,0448117,043
45thHaringey45,11753,2293216,013
46thEast Riding of Yorkshire44,88663,6581,1229,646
47thWakefield44,86962,0488198,814

Accident hotspots in Doncaster

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster, with 1,815 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 14 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025: 3,909, including 90 fatal and 550 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6303,9095,30890550
2ndA6383,8675,51688581
3rdA182,5983,62042447
4thA191,7402,44232279
5thM181,4902,49735188
6thA1(M)1,2912,12627152
7thA6141,0281,52032214
8thA60239231,24621142
9thA607571,09118164
10thA6357331,12921142
11thA16721,14820108
12thB1396562778891
13thB12205347361378
14thB6376441594778
15thA6182386585562
16thA6313855672364
17thB6463354508568
18thM180225348731
19thB6094204354241
20thA114690145117

Towns in Doncaster

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 14,591.

Postcode districts in Doncaster

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025: 7,296.

Latest crashes in Doncaster

Of the latest 24 crashes in Doncaster, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity