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Doncaster road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2019, and 897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2018 (586), and casualties rose from 798.

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

Collisions in 2019
646
Up 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
897
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Doncaster in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious18228%
  • Slight45671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious20923%
  • Slight67876%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 646, up 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday107 (17%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.7%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March57 (8.8%)
  • April40 (6.2%)
  • May54 (8.4%)
  • June54 (8.4%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August46 (7.1%)
  • September55 (8.5%)
  • October57 (8.8%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December61 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (66%)
  • Wet or damp213 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph302 (47%)
  • 40 mph150 (23%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (11%)
  • 70 mph64 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (24%)
  • Roundabout32 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (69%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)
  • Cyclist61 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (10%)
  • 21 to 25100 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (20%)
  • 36 to 45109 (12%)
  • 46 to 55119 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7556 (6.2%)
  • Over 7538 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (61%)
  • Passenger245 (27%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 45th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2019

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2019, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2019

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2019: 55, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630556917
2ndA6384261012
3rdA183954014
4thA19273808
5thA1(M)264915
6thM18264118
7thA614182116
8thA6182152808
9thB1220141904
10thA635132013
11thB6376111900
12thA1101202
13thA6091103
14thA60238901
15thB139671003
16thB64635904
17thM18051402
18thB60943302
19thA11461701
20thA6311101

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2019

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 188.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2019

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2019: 107.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years