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Doncaster road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,176 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 1998, and 1,593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,129), and casualties rose from 1,578.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,176
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,593
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 1998 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious907.7%
  • Slight1,07691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious1046.5%
  • Slight1,47993%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,176, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday191 (16%)
  • Wednesday146 (12%)
  • Thursday188 (16%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59301 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.1%)
  • February81 (6.9%)
  • March88 (7.5%)
  • April109 (9.3%)
  • May96 (8.2%)
  • June115 (9.8%)
  • July80 (6.8%)
  • August92 (7.8%)
  • September112 (9.5%)
  • October111 (9.4%)
  • November113 (9.6%)
  • December96 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight903 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds955 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry767 (65%)
  • Wet or damp392 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph557 (47%)
  • 40 mph304 (26%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph198 (17%)
  • 70 mph91 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway819 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (20%)
  • Roundabout98 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,045 (66%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)
  • Cyclist129 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3%)
  • 6 to 10107 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15128 (8%)
  • 16 to 20227 (14%)
  • 21 to 25189 (12%)
  • 26 to 35297 (19%)
  • 36 to 45224 (14%)
  • 46 to 55140 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65113 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.5%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider856 (54%)
  • Passenger525 (33%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,636 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach100 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 43rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 1998

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 1998: 92, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6309212508
2ndA6389113416
3rdA18639708
4thM18436002
5thA19405805
6thA1(M)293602
7thA614294404
8thA635192502
9thA6023182510
10thA6182162901
11thB1396162000
12thA1152111
13thA60132302
14thA631122311
15thB1220121300
16thB609481102
17thB646371001
18thM1806600
19thB63765702
20thA11463510

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 1998

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 380.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 1998

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 1998: 179.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years