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Doncaster road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,182 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1982, and 1,526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (1,071), and casualties rose from 1,386.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,182
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,526
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
32
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Doncaster in 1982 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.7%
  • Serious25321%
  • Slight89776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.2%
  • Serious29619%
  • Slight1,19678%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,182, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (14%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday174 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (14%)
  • Friday230 (19%)
  • Saturday180 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59170 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.3%)
  • February79 (6.7%)
  • March99 (8.4%)
  • April100 (8.5%)
  • May99 (8.4%)
  • June81 (6.9%)
  • July107 (9.1%)
  • August114 (9.6%)
  • September105 (8.9%)
  • October94 (8%)
  • November113 (9.6%)
  • December116 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds957 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry752 (64%)
  • Wet or damp388 (33%)
  • Frost or ice40 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph695 (59%)
  • 40 mph257 (22%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph135 (11%)
  • 70 mph77 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway895 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout77 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (21%)
  • Pedestrian291 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant129 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist116 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15115 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20380 (25%)
  • 21 to 25222 (15%)
  • 26 to 35211 (14%)
  • 36 to 45141 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.6%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider763 (50%)
  • Passenger472 (31%)
  • Pedestrian291 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (58%)
  • Motorcycle314 (17%)
  • Bus or coach138 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 55th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1982

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1982: 92, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63892109418
2ndA6308098411
3rdA185685020
4thA195370313
5thA6023354811
6thA13455016
7thA614243208
8thA1(M)213118
9thA60212615
10thM18214312
11thA635202824
12thB1396202808
13thA631131712
14thB6376101311
15thB646391502
16thB12207801
17thA11463300
18thB60943300
19thB64223601
20thM1803401

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1982

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 369.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1982

DN4 and DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1982, with 179 each.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years