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Doncaster road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2016, and 1,224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (855), and casualties fell from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 2016
795
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,224
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight65783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious14912%
  • Slight1,06187%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 795, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday133 (17%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.4%)
  • February78 (9.8%)
  • March40 (5%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May55 (6.9%)
  • June56 (7%)
  • July69 (8.7%)
  • August77 (9.7%)
  • September88 (11%)
  • October75 (9.4%)
  • November71 (8.9%)
  • December60 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry600 (75%)
  • Wet or damp184 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph259 (33%)
  • 40 mph234 (29%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph97 (12%)
  • 70 mph107 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway227 (29%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (73%)
  • Pedestrian132 (11%)
  • Cyclist70 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20150 (12%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35248 (20%)
  • 36 to 45169 (14%)
  • 46 to 55166 (14%)
  • 56 to 65105 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.5%)
  • Over 7544 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider764 (62%)
  • Passenger328 (27%)
  • Pedestrian132 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,255 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle50 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 36th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2016

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2016, with 75 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2016

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2016: 86, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6308612539
2ndA63858107112
3rdA1(M)5010127
4thA18405707
5thM18377311
6thA19314505
7thA614203004
8thA1184102
9thA635162201
10thA6182152303
11thB1220131701
12thA6023122111
13thA60102101
14thB6376101304
15thM18061100
16thB64635701
17thA6314501
18thB13964600
19thB60944602
20thB64223500

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2016

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 263.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2016

DN5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2016: 129.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years