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Doncaster road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2024, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (559), and casualties fell from 740.

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

Collisions in 2024
521
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
710
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
19
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2024

3.6% of collisions in Doncaster in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.6%
  • Serious16331%
  • Slight33965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious19027%
  • Slight50070%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 521, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 521
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (11%)
  • February52 (10%)
  • March37 (7.1%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May41 (7.9%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August35 (6.7%)
  • September36 (6.9%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November39 (7.5%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (74%)
  • Wet or damp130 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph219 (42%)
  • 40 mph117 (22%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph76 (15%)
  • 70 mph47 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (23%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (64%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (10%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5594 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (64%)
  • Passenger168 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Doncaster ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 49th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2024

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2024, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2024

The A630 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2024: 39, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA630394839
2ndA638334725
3rdA18325536
4thM18305034
5thA19172323
6thA6023131613
7thA6182132205
8thA614121304
9thA1(M)111803
10thA1101402
11thB122091403
12thA63581606
13thA606702
14thB13965702
15thB60943702
16thB60983300
17thA11462201
18thA6312310
19thB63762201
20thB64222201

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2024

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 152.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2024

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2024: 93.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years