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Doncaster road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2009, and 1,484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (1,055), and casualties fell from 1,494.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,000
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,484
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Doncaster in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight87588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious1328.9%
  • Slight1,34090%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (17%)
  • Wednesday158 (16%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday164 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (12%)
  • Sunday101 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.5%)
  • February70 (7%)
  • March97 (9.7%)
  • April80 (8%)
  • May75 (7.5%)
  • June79 (7.9%)
  • July79 (7.9%)
  • August74 (7.4%)
  • September83 (8.3%)
  • October92 (9.2%)
  • November116 (12%)
  • December80 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight746 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds782 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry656 (66%)
  • Wet or damp303 (30%)
  • Frost or ice31 (3.1%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph372 (37%)
  • 40 mph315 (32%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph122 (12%)
  • 70 mph114 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (19%)
  • Roundabout118 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,027 (69%)
  • Pedestrian148 (10%)
  • Cyclist98 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1580 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20238 (16%)
  • 21 to 25177 (12%)
  • 26 to 35252 (17%)
  • 36 to 45248 (17%)
  • 46 to 55185 (12%)
  • 56 to 65118 (8%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider912 (61%)
  • Passenger424 (29%)
  • Pedestrian148 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,472 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle95 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 23rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2009

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2009, with 78 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2009

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2009: 110, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630110163111
2ndA63875123210
3rdA18527907
4thM18426503
5thA1(M)408003
6thA19396303
7thA1224913
8thA6023213413
9thA614213005
10thA60172501
11thA635172712
12thB1220121902
13thB1396111302
14thB6376101502
15thB609491902
16thM18091101
17thA618281000
18thA63171022
19thB646371102
20thA11463400

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2009

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 303.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2009

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2009: 172.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years