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Doncaster road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,129 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1997, and 1,578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (1,173), and casualties fell from 1,597.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,129
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,578
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Doncaster in 1997 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious1119.8%
  • Slight1,00589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious1318.3%
  • Slight1,43491%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,129, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday172 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday170 (15%)
  • Saturday163 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (8.2%)
  • February78 (6.9%)
  • March95 (8.4%)
  • April81 (7.2%)
  • May95 (8.4%)
  • June83 (7.4%)
  • July100 (8.9%)
  • August99 (8.8%)
  • September79 (7%)
  • October116 (10%)
  • November97 (8.6%)
  • December113 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight832 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (14%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry771 (68%)
  • Wet or damp343 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph523 (46%)
  • 40 mph317 (28%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph174 (15%)
  • 70 mph84 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (20%)
  • Roundabout93 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant993 (63%)
  • Pedestrian220 (14%)
  • Cyclist137 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10110 (7%)
  • 11 to 15145 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20221 (14%)
  • 21 to 25203 (13%)
  • 26 to 35285 (18%)
  • 36 to 45195 (12%)
  • 46 to 55139 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.7%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (51%)
  • Passenger547 (35%)
  • Pedestrian220 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,537 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle60 (2.9%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 49th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1997

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1997: 93, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6309312008
2ndA63872112310
3rdA185692010
4thA19518016
5thA1(M)446913
6thM18366301
7thA614193104
8thA6023152002
9thA635132100
10thA1122400
11thA631121813
12thA60112000
13thB1220112300
14thM1805802
15thB13964500
16thB64634501
17thB63763401
18thA6182200
19thA61822800
20thB1392300

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1997

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 351.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1997

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1997: 161.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years