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Doncaster road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2001, and 1,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (1,156), and casualties rose from 1,560.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,241
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,736
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2001

1% of collisions in Doncaster in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious12910%
  • Slight1,10089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious1569%
  • Slight1,56590%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,241, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (15%)
  • Tuesday179 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday202 (16%)
  • Friday201 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59200 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (9.6%)
  • February94 (7.6%)
  • March109 (8.8%)
  • April82 (6.6%)
  • May99 (8%)
  • June92 (7.4%)
  • July98 (7.9%)
  • August117 (9.4%)
  • September107 (8.6%)
  • October110 (8.9%)
  • November95 (7.7%)
  • December119 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight904 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,052 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry801 (65%)
  • Wet or damp401 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph585 (47%)
  • 40 mph352 (28%)
  • 50 mph25 (2%)
  • 60 mph185 (15%)
  • 70 mph83 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway881 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway225 (18%)
  • Roundabout117 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,110 (64%)
  • Pedestrian239 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (7%)
  • Cyclist117 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1085 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15131 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20263 (15%)
  • 21 to 25148 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35349 (20%)
  • 36 to 45281 (16%)
  • 46 to 55164 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.7%)
  • Over 7538 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider937 (54%)
  • Passenger560 (32%)
  • Pedestrian239 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,719 (76%)
  • Motorcycle129 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.1%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2001

Map of the last 19 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Doncaster

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 36th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2001

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2001, with 109 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2001

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2001: 129, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63812918206
2ndA63010013918
3rdA187410228
4thA19465909
5thM18376203
6thA6023334606
7thA1327113
8thA614315319
9thA60253413
10thA635233004
11thB1396202513
12thB6376141803
13thB1220121711
14thB6463111401
15thB6094101700
16thA618291200
17thA63171201
18thA1(M)5800
19thM1805700
20thB64224900

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2001

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 385.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2001

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2001: 194.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years