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Doncaster road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,271 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1989, and 1,667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (1,163), and casualties rose from 1,594.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,271
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,667
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1989

1% of collisions in Doncaster in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious20216%
  • Slight1,05683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious21913%
  • Slight1,43586%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,271, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (14%)
  • Tuesday162 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday235 (18%)
  • Saturday212 (17%)
  • Sunday117 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59349 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.1%)
  • February98 (7.7%)
  • March86 (6.8%)
  • April94 (7.4%)
  • May107 (8.4%)
  • June94 (7.4%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August103 (8.1%)
  • September110 (8.7%)
  • October118 (9.3%)
  • November121 (9.5%)
  • December139 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight881 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit305 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,033 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry814 (64%)
  • Wet or damp434 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph651 (51%)
  • 40 mph325 (26%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph214 (17%)
  • 70 mph65 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway963 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (15%)
  • Roundabout96 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (50%)
  • Pedestrian332 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (11%)
  • Cyclist152 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1086 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15129 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20298 (18%)
  • 21 to 25242 (15%)
  • 26 to 35299 (18%)
  • 36 to 45195 (12%)
  • 46 to 55128 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65127 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.3%)
  • Over 7549 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider855 (51%)
  • Passenger480 (29%)
  • Pedestrian332 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,504 (69%)
  • Motorcycle183 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach102 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 48th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1989

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1989: 118, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638118148118
2ndA630116151019
3rdA1882105119
4thA19476116
5thA614355007
6thA6023344811
7thM18294908
8thA1(M)232902
9thA60222705
10thA635203913
11thB1396202814
12thB1220152317
13thA1142303
14thB6376111201
15thB6463101101
16thA618291401
17thA63191212
18thB609461403
19thA11462400
20thB64222200

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1989

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 380.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1989

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1989: 196.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years