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Doncaster road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2020, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (646), and casualties fell from 897.

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

Collisions in 2020
544
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
746
Down 17% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2020

0.7% of collisions in Doncaster in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious15028%
  • Slight39072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious17323%
  • Slight56976%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 544, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday77 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (10%)
  • February46 (8.5%)
  • March41 (7.5%)
  • April22 (4%)
  • May33 (6.1%)
  • June41 (7.5%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October53 (9.7%)
  • November36 (6.6%)
  • December45 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (70%)
  • Wet or damp156 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph237 (44%)
  • 40 mph135 (25%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph70 (13%)
  • 70 mph49 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (25%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (66%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (20%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 55107 (14%)
  • 56 to 6579 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (61%)
  • Passenger186 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car778 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle37 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown32 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 42nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2020

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2020, with 40 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2020

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2020: 47, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630476719
2ndA6383446010
3rdA18274006
4thM18223903
5thA1(M)182401
6thA19131403
7thA614122206
8thA635122005
9thA6023101214
10thA6182101202
11thA191101
12thB12208902
13thA607701
14thB63767704
15thB139661102
16thB64224801
17thB64634401
18thA6313402
19thM1803301
20thB12202

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2020

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 187.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2020

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2020: 100.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years