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Doncaster road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,173 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1996, and 1,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1995 (1,061), and casualties rose from 1,481.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,173
Up 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,597
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 1996 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious998.4%
  • Slight1,05590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious1187.4%
  • Slight1,45991%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,173, up 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (16%)
  • Tuesday185 (16%)
  • Wednesday149 (13%)
  • Thursday170 (14%)
  • Friday191 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday119 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.6%)
  • February88 (7.5%)
  • March83 (7.1%)
  • April92 (7.8%)
  • May79 (6.7%)
  • June102 (8.7%)
  • July103 (8.8%)
  • August102 (8.7%)
  • September96 (8.2%)
  • October109 (9.3%)
  • November125 (11%)
  • December116 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit237 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds921 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (14%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry746 (64%)
  • Wet or damp386 (33%)
  • Snow22 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph597 (51%)
  • 40 mph280 (24%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph180 (15%)
  • 70 mph87 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (19%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,006 (63%)
  • Pedestrian229 (14%)
  • Cyclist143 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7%)
  • 16 to 20203 (13%)
  • 21 to 25195 (12%)
  • 26 to 35333 (21%)
  • 36 to 45213 (13%)
  • 46 to 55162 (10%)
  • 56 to 65107 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider887 (56%)
  • Passenger481 (30%)
  • Pedestrian229 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,651 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle79 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach78 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1996

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1996 in Doncaster

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 45th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1996

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1996: 85, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6308511907
2ndA6387811417
3rdA18537314
4thA19446036
5thA1(M)346421
6thM18305311
7thA614222904
8thA635172412
9thA1142001
10thA60142403
11thB1396121501
12thA631101113
13thB6376101502
14thA602391110
15thB122091610
16thB646361200
17thM18061310
18thA61824400
19thB60943400
20thA611100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1996

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 363.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1996

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1996: 169.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years