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Doncaster road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,111 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2006, and 1,592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (1,151), and casualties rose from 1,576.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,111
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,592
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
21
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious11110%
  • Slight97988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious1227.7%
  • Slight1,44891%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,111, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday166 (15%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday175 (16%)
  • Sunday139 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.7%)
  • February92 (8.3%)
  • March88 (7.9%)
  • April66 (5.9%)
  • May98 (8.8%)
  • June83 (7.5%)
  • July93 (8.4%)
  • August96 (8.6%)
  • September86 (7.7%)
  • October100 (9%)
  • November90 (8.1%)
  • December122 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight764 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry733 (66%)
  • Wet or damp362 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph478 (43%)
  • 40 mph332 (30%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph147 (13%)
  • 70 mph91 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (22%)
  • Roundabout106 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,083 (68%)
  • Pedestrian195 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist88 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20250 (16%)
  • 21 to 25166 (10%)
  • 26 to 35299 (19%)
  • 36 to 45240 (15%)
  • 46 to 55204 (13%)
  • 56 to 65110 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider936 (59%)
  • Passenger461 (29%)
  • Pedestrian195 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,612 (77%)
  • Motorcycle112 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 22nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2006

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2006, with 112 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2006

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2006: 105, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63810515308
2ndA6309014407
3rdA18608026
4thM18436511
5thA19405203
6thA1(M)385801
7thA6023314414
8thA614314524
9thA6182192421
10thB1396193112
11thA635172711
12thA60162301
13thB6463132010
14thB6376121802
15thA63182001
16thA171401
17thB12207900
18thB609471502
19thM18071000
20thA11463600

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2006

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 368.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2006

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2006: 195.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years