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Doncaster road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2017, and 996 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (795), and casualties fell from 1,224.

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

Collisions in 2017
684
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
996
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2017

1.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17325%
  • Slight50073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious19820%
  • Slight78779%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 684, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (11%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March61 (8.9%)
  • April44 (6.4%)
  • May56 (8.2%)
  • June59 (8.6%)
  • July38 (5.6%)
  • August48 (7%)
  • September53 (7.7%)
  • October62 (9.1%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (71%)
  • Wet or damp184 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph335 (49%)
  • 40 mph155 (23%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (11%)
  • 70 mph72 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (25%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (64%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)
  • Cyclist74 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (11%)
  • 21 to 25135 (14%)
  • 26 to 35201 (20%)
  • 36 to 45134 (13%)
  • 46 to 55117 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.3%)
  • Over 7544 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (59%)
  • Passenger279 (28%)
  • Pedestrian128 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,015 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 49th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2017

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2017, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2017

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2017: 56, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6305687115
2ndA6384260114
3rdM18377619
4thA18283801
5thA1(M)223903
6thA19172413
7thA614152416
8thA635152215
9thB1220152113
10thA60141603
11thA1111902
12thA6182101313
13thA63171204
14thA60235501
15thB637651002
16thB13964701
17thB64634501
18thM131000
19thA32201
20thB60942301

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2017

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 226.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2017

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2017: 131.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years