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Doncaster road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,031 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1991, and 1,440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (1,145), and casualties fell from 1,533.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,031
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,440
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
33
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1991

3.2% of collisions in Doncaster in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.2%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight84081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.4%
  • Serious20014%
  • Slight1,20584%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,031, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (13%)
  • Tuesday170 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (13%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday165 (16%)
  • Sunday131 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (11%)
  • February72 (7%)
  • March80 (7.8%)
  • April77 (7.5%)
  • May79 (7.7%)
  • June86 (8.3%)
  • July92 (8.9%)
  • August82 (8%)
  • September89 (8.6%)
  • October88 (8.5%)
  • November87 (8.4%)
  • December88 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight749 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds833 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist33 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry632 (61%)
  • Wet or damp339 (33%)
  • Frost or ice50 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph501 (49%)
  • 40 mph246 (24%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph172 (17%)
  • 70 mph96 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (19%)
  • Roundabout65 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant776 (54%)
  • Pedestrian271 (19%)
  • Cyclist111 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1099 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15102 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20274 (19%)
  • 21 to 25203 (14%)
  • 26 to 35257 (18%)
  • 36 to 45176 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.5%)
  • Over 7527 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (50%)
  • Passenger454 (32%)
  • Pedestrian271 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,300 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes131 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Doncaster

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 66th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1991

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1991: 97, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63897138313
2ndA63081117810
3rdA1876119115
4thA19476524
5thM184368214
6thA1(M)325803
7thA6023283303
8thA614243004
9thB6463151701
10thA1141703
11thA631131802
12thA60121712
13thA635111601
14thB1396111602
15thB122091801
16thM18071500
17thA61825500
18thB63765801
19thB60944901
20thA6283710

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1991

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 304.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1991

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1991: 152.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1991, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years