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Doncaster road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,174 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2004, and 1,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (1,186), and casualties rose from 1,586.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,174
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,588
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Doncaster in 2004 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious1048.9%
  • Slight1,05590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious1197.5%
  • Slight1,45391%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,174, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday183 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday190 (16%)
  • Saturday184 (16%)
  • Sunday137 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.3%)
  • February94 (8%)
  • March82 (7%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May115 (9.8%)
  • June100 (8.5%)
  • July95 (8.1%)
  • August92 (7.8%)
  • September107 (9.1%)
  • October103 (8.8%)
  • November106 (9%)
  • December96 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight842 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds976 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry784 (67%)
  • Wet or damp371 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (2%)
  • 30 mph581 (49%)
  • 40 mph305 (26%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph155 (13%)
  • 70 mph90 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway245 (21%)
  • Roundabout117 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,053 (66%)
  • Pedestrian196 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist102 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15128 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20229 (14%)
  • 21 to 25176 (11%)
  • 26 to 35296 (19%)
  • 36 to 45250 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65115 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.8%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded66 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider915 (58%)
  • Passenger477 (30%)
  • Pedestrian196 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,697 (77%)
  • Motorcycle119 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2004

Map of the last 21 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Doncaster

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 24th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2004

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2004, with 116 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2004

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2004: 92, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6389213817
2ndA630619405
3rdA18435726
4thM18425534
5thA19355503
6thA1(M)263403
7thA614192304
8thA60162402
9thA635153302
10thA1121701
11thB1220101300
12thA602391101
13thB63768900
14thA618271001
15thB64637902
16thA6316800
17thM1805800
18thB13964400
19thA11463301
20thB60942300

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2004

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 387.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2004

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2004: 201.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years