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Doncaster road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2015, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (826), and casualties rose from 1,237.

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

Collisions in 2015
855
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,264
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 2015 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious819.5%
  • Slight76089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious876.9%
  • Slight1,15892%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 855, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (14%)
  • Wednesday120 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (13%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.4%)
  • February55 (6.4%)
  • March57 (6.7%)
  • April67 (7.8%)
  • May67 (7.8%)
  • June64 (7.5%)
  • July70 (8.2%)
  • August69 (8.1%)
  • September79 (9.2%)
  • October74 (8.7%)
  • November103 (12%)
  • December78 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight631 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds712 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry656 (77%)
  • Wet or damp190 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (8%)
  • 30 mph330 (39%)
  • 40 mph210 (25%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (15%)
  • 70 mph99 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (23%)
  • Roundabout68 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant871 (69%)
  • Pedestrian155 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (12%)
  • 21 to 25164 (13%)
  • 26 to 35245 (19%)
  • 36 to 45180 (14%)
  • 46 to 55180 (14%)
  • 56 to 65106 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.8%)
  • Over 7543 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider764 (60%)
  • Passenger345 (27%)
  • Pedestrian155 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,304 (80%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 33rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2015

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2015, with 59 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2015

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2015: 79, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6307910624
2ndA638538704
3rdA18496814
4thM18439411
5thA19376302
6thA1(M)336801
7thB1396162212
8thA1152700
9thA614142402
10thA635142002
11thA6023131613
12thA6182132201
13thA60121501
14thM18091602
15thB122081401
16thB646381101
17thB60947900
18thA6316902
19thB63766703
20thB64222301

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2015

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 267.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2015

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2015: 146.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years