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Doncaster road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 945 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2010, and 1,374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (1,000), and casualties fell from 1,484.

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

Collisions in 2010
945
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,374
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2010

1.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious11512%
  • Slight81586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious1329.6%
  • Slight1,22589%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 945, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (17%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday161 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6%)
  • February70 (7.4%)
  • March80 (8.5%)
  • April69 (7.3%)
  • May81 (8.6%)
  • June80 (8.5%)
  • July98 (10%)
  • August87 (9.2%)
  • September80 (8.5%)
  • October93 (9.8%)
  • November87 (9.2%)
  • December63 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds772 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (67%)
  • Wet or damp240 (25%)
  • Frost or ice46 (4.9%)
  • Snow22 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph363 (38%)
  • 40 mph287 (30%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (12%)
  • 70 mph100 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (19%)
  • Roundabout117 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant940 (68%)
  • Pedestrian154 (11%)
  • Cyclist97 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6%)
  • 16 to 20244 (18%)
  • 21 to 25189 (14%)
  • 26 to 35222 (16%)
  • 36 to 45204 (15%)
  • 46 to 55157 (11%)
  • 56 to 6597 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.6%)
  • Over 7540 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider837 (61%)
  • Passenger383 (28%)
  • Pedestrian154 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,383 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 25th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2010

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2010, with 79 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2010

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2010: 76, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63076111010
2ndA638659317
3rdA18506905
4thM18498131
5thA19428015
6thA1(M)305401
7thA6182213602
8thA614182722
9thA60162016
10thA635162301
11thB1396162403
12thA1121802
13thA6023101101
14thB1220101302
15thB646391803
16thM18091500
17thA63181000
18thB637681101
19thA114651102
20thB60943300

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2010

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 318.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2010

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2010: 173.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years