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Doncaster road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1984, and 1,469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (1,041), and casualties rose from 1,340.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,099
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,469
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
30
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Doncaster in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.7%
  • Serious23221%
  • Slight83776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.2%
  • Serious28019%
  • Slight1,15779%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,099, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (12%)
  • Wednesday154 (14%)
  • Thursday137 (12%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday194 (18%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.3%)
  • February86 (7.8%)
  • March74 (6.7%)
  • April93 (8.5%)
  • May79 (7.2%)
  • June110 (10%)
  • July80 (7.3%)
  • August88 (8%)
  • September90 (8.2%)
  • October95 (8.6%)
  • November117 (11%)
  • December96 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight756 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds856 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (11%)
  • Fog or mist25 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry684 (62%)
  • Wet or damp371 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph614 (56%)
  • 40 mph252 (23%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph154 (14%)
  • 70 mph66 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway825 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (17%)
  • Roundabout68 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (43%)
  • Pedestrian303 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist277 (19%)
  • Cyclist127 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1091 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15126 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20363 (25%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35228 (16%)
  • 36 to 45136 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.8%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (50%)
  • Passenger430 (29%)
  • Pedestrian303 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,107 (62%)
  • Motorcycle270 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1984

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1984 in Doncaster

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 66th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1984

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1984: 97, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63897160221
2ndA63091113319
3rdA186274013
4thA19406227
5thA602436210
6thA1223814
7thA6023222815
8thA1(M)203105
9thA614203313
10thA635193314
11thM18182403
12thB1396172214
13thB1220131513
14thB6376121203
15thA631112333
16thA11466802
17thB60945902
18thB64635903
19thB64223600
20thM1803301

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1984

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 353.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1984

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1984: 209.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years