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Doncaster road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Doncaster in 2025, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2024 (521), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 2025
467
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
620
Down 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Doncaster in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Doncaster in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Doncaster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious15734%
  • Slight30465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious18630%
  • Slight42869%

Doncaster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Doncaster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,271 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 467, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 467
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (9.9%)
  • Sunday45 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February44 (9.4%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April38 (8.1%)
  • May29 (6.2%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August30 (6.4%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October33 (7.1%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December34 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (72%)
  • Wet or damp122 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (48%)
  • 40 mph96 (21%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (22%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Doncaster in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (62%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2550 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (13%)
  • 56 to 6573 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.6%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (63%)
  • Passenger153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Doncaster in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Doncaster had the 57th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Doncaster in 2025

Town, Doncaster, DN1 3EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Doncaster in 2025, with 38 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Doncaster with the most crashes in 2025

The A638 had the most collisions in Doncaster in 2025: 37, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Doncaster, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6383759110
2ndA18323708
3rdA630293707
4thA19222907
5thM18162303
6thA614121515
7thA6182111402
8thA60239903
9thB139681603
10thA161002
11thA1(M)6712
12thA6315502
13thA6355903
14thB12205802
15thA604402
16thB63763512
17thB64633402
18thM1803600
19thA11462501
20thB64221101

Towns in Doncaster: crashes in 2025

Doncaster itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 147.

Postcode districts in Doncaster: crashes in 2025

DN4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Doncaster in 2025: 74.

Latest crashes in Doncaster in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Doncaster in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Doncaster road accidents in other years