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Doncaster road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2022, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2021 (573), and casualties rose from 751.

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

Collisions in 2022
553
Down 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
761
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2022

2.4% of collisions in Doncaster in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious17532%
  • Slight36566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious20527%
  • Slight54371%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 553, down 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday105 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.7%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March44 (8%)
  • April47 (8.5%)
  • May51 (9.2%)
  • June36 (6.5%)
  • July42 (7.6%)
  • August35 (6.3%)
  • September61 (11%)
  • October49 (8.9%)
  • November45 (8.1%)
  • December64 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (71%)
  • Wet or damp151 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (8%)
  • 30 mph245 (44%)
  • 40 mph104 (19%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (12%)
  • 70 mph61 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (25%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (63%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (10%)
  • 56 to 6580 (11%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.2%)
  • Over 7530 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (61%)
  • Passenger196 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car797 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 50th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2022

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2022, with 36 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2022

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2022: 40, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6384058112
2ndA6303751210
3rdA1(M)305718
4thA18263708
5thM18244426
6thA19212408
7thA614152114
8thA6182152201
9thA6357901
10thA161001
11thA6316600
12thB60946712
13thA60235501
14thB13965703
15thA604601
16thB12203501
17thB63763401
18thM1803601
19thB64222202
20thB64632202

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2022

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 159.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2022

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2022: 90.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years