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Doncaster road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2008, and 1,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (1,078), and casualties fell from 1,540.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,055
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,494
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
15
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Doncaster in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious13613%
  • Slight90486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious15010%
  • Slight1,32989%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,055, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday189 (18%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday156 (15%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.3%)
  • February98 (9.3%)
  • March62 (5.9%)
  • April86 (8.2%)
  • May92 (8.7%)
  • June95 (9%)
  • July90 (8.5%)
  • August81 (7.7%)
  • September93 (8.8%)
  • October91 (8.6%)
  • November83 (7.9%)
  • December86 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight780 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds818 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (64%)
  • Wet or damp344 (33%)
  • Frost or ice32 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph55 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph396 (38%)
  • 40 mph332 (31%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph138 (13%)
  • 70 mph119 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (22%)
  • Roundabout116 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant997 (67%)
  • Pedestrian168 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (8%)
  • Cyclist93 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20280 (19%)
  • 21 to 25192 (13%)
  • 26 to 35254 (17%)
  • 36 to 45268 (18%)
  • 46 to 55165 (11%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.5%)
  • Over 7540 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider947 (63%)
  • Passenger379 (25%)
  • Pedestrian168 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,529 (77%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 23rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2008

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2008, with 73 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2008

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2008: 97, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6389713018
2ndA63082107015
3rdM18599118
4thA18537619
5thA1(M)437424
6thA19395002
7thA60264606
8thA635243105
9thA6023192702
10thA614193016
11thB1220192702
12thA6182183003
13thB1396141801
14thA63191510
15thM18091511
16thB637681200
17thA171501
18thB64636900
19thB60943700
20thA11461100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2008

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 356.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2008

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2008: 196.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years