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Doncaster road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2012, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (941), and casualties fell from 1,346.

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

Collisions in 2012
855
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,198
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Doncaster in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious10012%
  • Slight74487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious1068.8%
  • Slight1,08190%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 855, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.8%)
  • February65 (7.6%)
  • March77 (9%)
  • April59 (6.9%)
  • May61 (7.1%)
  • June55 (6.4%)
  • July67 (7.8%)
  • August76 (8.9%)
  • September88 (10%)
  • October79 (9.2%)
  • November82 (9.6%)
  • December71 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds663 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (65%)
  • Wet or damp272 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph350 (41%)
  • 40 mph254 (30%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (12%)
  • 70 mph75 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (21%)
  • Roundabout98 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant761 (64%)
  • Pedestrian135 (11%)
  • Cyclist104 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20140 (12%)
  • 21 to 25162 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (18%)
  • 36 to 45186 (16%)
  • 46 to 55148 (12%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.7%)
  • Over 7550 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (61%)
  • Passenger337 (28%)
  • Pedestrian135 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,226 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle81 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 31st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2012

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2012, with 77 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2012

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2012: 93, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63093117412
2ndA6387712126
3rdA18506403
4thM18396401
5thA19324114
6thA1(M)284902
7thA6023182903
8thA635172603
9thB1220152111
10thA60132203
11thA614111303
12thB1396111200
13thB6376111501
14thA618291703
15thA171901
16thB609471200
17thB64636900
18thM1804610
19thA11462300
20thA6311100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2012

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 285.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2012

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2012: 134.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years