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Doncaster road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,186 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2003, and 1,586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (1,235), and casualties fell from 1,704.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,186
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,586
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Doncaster in 2003 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious1089.1%
  • Slight1,06189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious1338.4%
  • Slight1,43590%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,186, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday155 (13%)
  • Thursday166 (14%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (16%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.4%)
  • February96 (8.1%)
  • March100 (8.4%)
  • April96 (8.1%)
  • May123 (10%)
  • June108 (9.1%)
  • July92 (7.8%)
  • August91 (7.7%)
  • September93 (7.8%)
  • October99 (8.3%)
  • November101 (8.5%)
  • December99 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight840 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,010 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry849 (72%)
  • Wet or damp298 (25%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph589 (50%)
  • 40 mph312 (26%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph165 (14%)
  • 70 mph90 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (19%)
  • Roundabout134 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,033 (65%)
  • Pedestrian205 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist94 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2%)
  • 6 to 1077 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15117 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20265 (17%)
  • 21 to 25145 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35303 (19%)
  • 36 to 45268 (17%)
  • 46 to 55171 (11%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.2%)
  • Over 7530 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider903 (57%)
  • Passenger478 (30%)
  • Pedestrian205 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,732 (78%)
  • Motorcycle137 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Doncaster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 29th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2003

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2003, with 104 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2003

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2003: 102, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63010213116
2ndA6389511717
3rdA187910817
4thM18365704
5thA1(M)354400
6thA19344002
7thA60264125
8thA614223414
9thB1396162210
10thA6023151804
11thA1141803
12thA635131610
13thA6182121700
14thB1220121801
15thB6376112004
16thA63191101
17thB646391101
18thM1808800
19thB609472011
20thA11462200

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2003

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 365.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2003

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2003: 175.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years