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Doncaster road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,064 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1979, and 1,386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,964 collisions in Doncaster.

Collisions in 1979
1,064
Casualties in 1979
1,386
Fatal collisions
41
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1979

3.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal413.9%
  • Serious23722%
  • Slight78674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal433.1%
  • Serious28120%
  • Slight1,06277%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,064.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (13%)
  • Tuesday147 (14%)
  • Wednesday133 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (16%)
  • Friday208 (20%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (6%)
  • February82 (7.7%)
  • March85 (8%)
  • April75 (7%)
  • May96 (9%)
  • June92 (8.6%)
  • July87 (8.2%)
  • August91 (8.6%)
  • September100 (9.4%)
  • October79 (7.4%)
  • November102 (9.6%)
  • December111 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other28 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry668 (63%)
  • Wet or damp321 (30%)
  • Snow37 (3.5%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph649 (61%)
  • 40 mph201 (19%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph124 (12%)
  • 70 mph67 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway828 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (16%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist332 (24%)
  • Pedestrian281 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (7%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10107 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20389 (28%)
  • 21 to 25169 (12%)
  • 26 to 35208 (15%)
  • 36 to 45129 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider719 (52%)
  • Passenger386 (28%)
  • Pedestrian281 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car938 (55%)
  • Motorcycle337 (20%)
  • Bus or coach124 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Doncaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 73rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1979

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1979: 99, including 8 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63899138813
2ndA63096114423
3rdA186587112
4thA195766212
5thA614264317
6thA6023222511
7thA1(M)213725
8thM18183217
9thB1396172804
10thA60162017
11thB6376162306
12thA1152224
13thA635152302
14thA63181222
15thB646381201
16thB122071303
17thB642251511
18thM1804602
19thA11463303
20thB60943400

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1979

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 324.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1979

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1979: 177.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years