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Doncaster road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2005, and 1,576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (1,174), and casualties fell from 1,588.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,151
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,576
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2005

0.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious11910%
  • Slight1,02289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious1368.6%
  • Slight1,43091%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,151, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (16%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday171 (15%)
  • Saturday145 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.9%)
  • February91 (7.9%)
  • March75 (6.5%)
  • April107 (9.3%)
  • May84 (7.3%)
  • June98 (8.5%)
  • July107 (9.3%)
  • August106 (9.2%)
  • September86 (7.5%)
  • October98 (8.5%)
  • November110 (9.6%)
  • December98 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight838 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds928 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other41 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry789 (69%)
  • Wet or damp345 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph578 (50%)
  • 40 mph312 (27%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph149 (13%)
  • 70 mph75 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway782 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (21%)
  • Roundabout100 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,021 (65%)
  • Pedestrian239 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist76 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15121 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20262 (17%)
  • 21 to 25145 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35282 (18%)
  • 36 to 45256 (16%)
  • 46 to 55164 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.5%)
  • Over 7550 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider937 (59%)
  • Passenger400 (25%)
  • Pedestrian239 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,646 (78%)
  • Motorcycle115 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 23rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2005

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2005, with 109 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2005

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2005: 94, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63894135119
2ndA6309312906
3rdA18607915
4thA19486307
5thM18415912
6thA614304902
7thA60284305
8thA6023243513
9thA1(M)233310
10thA635172702
11thA6182142202
12thB1220121512
13thB1396121500
14thB6463101602
15thB637681000
16thA63171511
17thM1807900
18thA15700
19thB60984701
20thB64223901

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2005

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 346.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2005

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2005: 171.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years