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Doncaster road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,163 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1988, and 1,594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (1,023), and casualties rose from 1,367.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,163
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,594
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious20017%
  • Slight94181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious25316%
  • Slight1,31783%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,163, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (12%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday222 (19%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday135 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.3%)
  • February106 (9.1%)
  • March94 (8.1%)
  • April71 (6.1%)
  • May111 (9.5%)
  • June87 (7.5%)
  • July88 (7.6%)
  • August90 (7.7%)
  • September113 (9.7%)
  • October110 (9.5%)
  • November120 (10%)
  • December88 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds975 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (65%)
  • Wet or damp386 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph610 (52%)
  • 40 mph267 (23%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph191 (16%)
  • 70 mph76 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway856 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (17%)
  • Roundabout82 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (46%)
  • Pedestrian318 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (13%)
  • Cyclist137 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1086 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15139 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20318 (20%)
  • 21 to 25240 (15%)
  • 26 to 35250 (16%)
  • 36 to 45169 (11%)
  • 46 to 55117 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65105 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.5%)
  • Over 7546 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider788 (49%)
  • Passenger488 (31%)
  • Pedestrian318 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,276 (64%)
  • Motorcycle210 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach120 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Doncaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 51st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1988

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1988: 114, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638114148520
2ndA630107136322
3rdA186485114
4thA194970213
5thA614305003
6thA1(M)294508
7thA6023273204
8thA60263425
9thM18245517
10thA1224431
11thA635203105
12thB1220162502
13thB1396152703
14thB6376151901
15thA631101400
16thB6463101301
17thB60944800
18thA61823400
19thM1803601
20thA60222201

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1988

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 351.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1988

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1988: 175.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years