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Doncaster road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,071 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1981, and 1,386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (1,153), and casualties fell from 1,503.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,071
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,386
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
33
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Doncaster in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.1%
  • Serious22721%
  • Slight81176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious28120%
  • Slight1,07177%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,071, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (12%)
  • Tuesday140 (13%)
  • Wednesday132 (12%)
  • Thursday187 (17%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59158 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (9.1%)
  • February79 (7.4%)
  • March84 (7.8%)
  • April94 (8.8%)
  • May106 (9.9%)
  • June74 (6.9%)
  • July75 (7%)
  • August90 (8.4%)
  • September85 (7.9%)
  • October90 (8.4%)
  • November113 (11%)
  • December84 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds871 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry690 (64%)
  • Wet or damp330 (31%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.6%)
  • Snow20 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph618 (58%)
  • 40 mph237 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (12%)
  • 70 mph71 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway805 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (17%)
  • Roundabout62 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (23%)
  • Pedestrian287 (21%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1093 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20374 (27%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (14%)
  • 36 to 45122 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 55115 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.5%)
  • Over 7534 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (52%)
  • Passenger384 (28%)
  • Pedestrian287 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,021 (59%)
  • Motorcycle311 (18%)
  • Bus or coach103 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 65th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1981

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1981: 119, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630119150327
2ndA63891128422
3rdA185777119
4thA193646113
5thA6143343114
6thA60212815
7thM18214306
8thA1(M)202720
9thA1192306
10thA6023194010
11thB6376191911
12thA631111601
13thA63581211
14thB139681001
15thB64637902
16thB12206600
17thB64223400
18thM1803411
19thA11462201
20thA6281101

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1981

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 356.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1981

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1981: 162.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years