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Doncaster road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2023, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2022 (553), and casualties fell from 761.

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

Collisions in 2023
559
Up 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
740
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2023

0.9% of collisions in Doncaster in 2023 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious18533%
  • Slight36966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious21129%
  • Slight52471%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 559, up 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 559
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.3%)
  • February50 (8.9%)
  • March46 (8.2%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May47 (8.4%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July47 (8.4%)
  • August38 (6.8%)
  • September43 (7.7%)
  • October52 (9.3%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December42 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (75%)
  • Wet or damp132 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (7.9%)
  • 30 mph235 (42%)
  • 40 mph140 (25%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph76 (14%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (63%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (11%)
  • 21 to 2574 (10%)
  • 26 to 35126 (17%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.7%)
  • Over 7535 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (65%)
  • Passenger161 (22%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car813 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown20 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 49th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2023

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2023, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2023

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2023: 56, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6305670122
2ndA638375418
3rdA183645013
4thM18315707
5thA19223208
6thA1(M)122203
7thA614121406
8thA6182111404
9thA635111803
10thA1101203
11thA602391003
12thA607705
13thB122071002
14thB13967702
15thA6315601
16thB63763301
17thB60942801
18thB64222200
19thB64632200
20thM1802300

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2023

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 164.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2023

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2023: 88.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years