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Doncaster road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,235 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2002, and 1,704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (1,241), and casualties fell from 1,736.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,235
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,704
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 2002 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious1219.8%
  • Slight1,10389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious1428.3%
  • Slight1,55191%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,235, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (12%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday187 (15%)
  • Thursday184 (15%)
  • Friday232 (19%)
  • Saturday181 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59190 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8%)
  • February107 (8.7%)
  • March104 (8.4%)
  • April85 (6.9%)
  • May87 (7%)
  • June93 (7.5%)
  • July91 (7.4%)
  • August84 (6.8%)
  • September90 (7.3%)
  • October144 (12%)
  • November128 (10%)
  • December123 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight909 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds986 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds226 (18%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry771 (62%)
  • Wet or damp450 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph591 (48%)
  • 40 mph330 (27%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph190 (15%)
  • 70 mph93 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway840 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway254 (21%)
  • Roundabout121 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,053 (62%)
  • Pedestrian237 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist99 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15126 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20263 (15%)
  • 21 to 25186 (11%)
  • 26 to 35331 (19%)
  • 36 to 45252 (15%)
  • 46 to 55160 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.1%)
  • Over 7552 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider924 (54%)
  • Passenger543 (32%)
  • Pedestrian237 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,689 (76%)
  • Motorcycle118 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach101 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2002

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Doncaster

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 27th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2002

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2002, with 127 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2002

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2002: 111, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638111165211
2ndA63097144010
3rdA187710316
4thA19487404
5thM18416705
6thA1(M)385303
7thA6023304502
8thA635243512
9thB1220222704
10thA614213014
11thB1396212901
12thA60141600
13thB6376121401
14thA631111503
15thB6463111702
16thA191502
17thB609491101
18thA618281402
19thM1807902
20thA11462301

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2002

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 383.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2002

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2002: 175.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2002, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years