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Doncaster road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2021, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (544), and casualties rose from 746.

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

Collisions in 2021
573
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
751
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Doncaster in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious16929%
  • Slight39769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious18525%
  • Slight55974%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 573, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 573
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (16%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday118 (21%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March34 (5.9%)
  • April43 (7.5%)
  • May55 (9.6%)
  • June53 (9.2%)
  • July46 (8%)
  • August47 (8.2%)
  • September50 (8.7%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December49 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (73%)
  • Wet or damp142 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph258 (45%)
  • 40 mph119 (21%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph69 (12%)
  • 70 mph75 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (24%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (65%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (11%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35125 (17%)
  • 36 to 45126 (17%)
  • 46 to 5599 (13%)
  • 56 to 6584 (11%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (66%)
  • Passenger173 (23%)
  • Pedestrian85 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 46th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2021

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2021, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2021

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2021: 45, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630455319
2ndM18365314
3rdA6383441011
4thA1(M)335307
5thA18304719
6thA614172009
7thA19152104
8thA6023111204
9thA6182111503
10thB122091504
11thA181102
12thA607803
13thB63767814
14thA6356912
15thB15601
16thB64634400
17thA6313400
18thB13963500
19thM1803500
20thA11461100

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2021

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 178.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2021

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2021: 96.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years