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Doncaster road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,050 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1986, and 1,359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (1,073), and casualties fell from 1,399.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,050
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,359
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
29
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1986

2.8% of collisions in Doncaster in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.8%
  • Serious21420%
  • Slight80777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.4%
  • Serious24418%
  • Slight1,08380%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,050, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (12%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday184 (18%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6%)
  • February95 (9%)
  • March79 (7.5%)
  • April89 (8.5%)
  • May95 (9%)
  • June78 (7.4%)
  • July82 (7.8%)
  • August89 (8.5%)
  • September87 (8.3%)
  • October101 (9.6%)
  • November87 (8.3%)
  • December105 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other33 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry685 (65%)
  • Wet or damp322 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph572 (54%)
  • 40 mph245 (23%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (14%)
  • 70 mph75 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (18%)
  • Roundabout62 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (46%)
  • Pedestrian262 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (16%)
  • Cyclist118 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15124 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20278 (20%)
  • 21 to 25231 (17%)
  • 26 to 35212 (16%)
  • 36 to 45140 (10%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (53%)
  • Passenger383 (28%)
  • Pedestrian262 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,133 (64%)
  • Motorcycle213 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach95 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1986

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1986 in Doncaster

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

  • 11 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 68th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1986

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1986: 102, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630102130325
2ndA63894124522
3rdA186881018
4thA19354505
5thA6023313619
6thA614314721
7thA635243318
8thA1(M)233914
9thA1223914
10thB1220212703
11thM18213925
12thA60162517
13thB6376101202
14thA6318911
15thB139681412
16thB64635501
17thA11463300
18thA61823402
19thM1802201
20thA611100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1986

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 306.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1986

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1986: 161.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1986, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years