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Doncaster road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1985, and 1,399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (1,099), and casualties fell from 1,469.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,073
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,399
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
28
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.6%
  • Serious19118%
  • Slight85480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282%
  • Serious22116%
  • Slight1,15082%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,073, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (12%)
  • Tuesday167 (16%)
  • Wednesday120 (11%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday205 (19%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.6%)
  • February77 (7.2%)
  • March87 (8.1%)
  • April70 (6.5%)
  • May75 (7%)
  • June90 (8.4%)
  • July96 (8.9%)
  • August94 (8.8%)
  • September95 (8.9%)
  • October113 (11%)
  • November120 (11%)
  • December85 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds870 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (65%)
  • Wet or damp345 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.6%)
  • Snow12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph609 (57%)
  • 40 mph265 (25%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph121 (11%)
  • 70 mph68 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway808 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (16%)
  • Roundabout73 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant628 (45%)
  • Pedestrian282 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (17%)
  • Cyclist112 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15121 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20312 (22%)
  • 21 to 25195 (14%)
  • 26 to 35203 (15%)
  • 36 to 45148 (11%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3%)
  • Over 7539 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (50%)
  • Passenger424 (30%)
  • Pedestrian282 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,127 (63%)
  • Motorcycle240 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach106 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1985

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1985 in Doncaster

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 65th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1985

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1985: 99, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63099116217
2ndA63893129316
3rdA1870103321
4thA60234462111
5thA19303915
6thA60263617
7thA614263332
8thA1(M)254515
9thA1243312
10thA635163216
11thM18162901
12thB6376152903
13thB1396141703
14thB1220121310
15thB646391000
16thA6318810
17thA61823900
18thB64223400
19thM1802200
20thA11461100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1985

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 361.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1985

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1985: 168.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years