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DN3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,315 road traffic collisions in the DN3 postcode district, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 472 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,315
1,180th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,492
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
62 people killed
Serious collisions
472
547 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal581.7%
  • Serious47214%
  • Slight2,78584%

What the data shows

  • DN3 had 425 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 706 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in DN3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 644 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN3, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in DN3.

Where DN3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,180th
Most casualties
1,156th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
1,571st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday466 (14%)
  • Tuesday506 (15%)
  • Wednesday439 (13%)
  • Thursday519 (16%)
  • Friday581 (18%)
  • Saturday489 (15%)
  • Sunday315 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,395 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit671 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting207 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,813 (85%)
  • Roundabout274 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,743 (53%)
  • 40 mph687 (21%)
  • 50 mph38 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph615 (19%)
  • 70 mph186 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,668 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds404 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other80 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,746 (61%)
  • Pedestrian565 (13%)
  • Cyclist436 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant83 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN3 peaked at 112 in 2005; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253450
20243852
20234760
20222742
20213859
20203252
20195167
20185468
20175078
20165480
20157395
201468100
20135580
20125373
201176105
201070103
20096696
200877101
200773107
200695149
2005112153
200486112
200379103
200287114
2001100128
200073102
199996121
199879105
199785116
199698131
19956786
19946381
199371108
19928199
199184103
199089121
1989101121
19887398
19876487
19866689
19857198
19846267
198385109
198276100
198177107
198074103
197985113

Map of recent crashes in DN3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN3

The 24 most recent collisions in DN3 happened between 24 March and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN3

The A18 has the most collisions in DN3, 384 of 3,315 (12%), followed by the A630 (189).

Collisions in DN3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18384546560
2ndA630189284622
3rdM18179296128
4thB1396141182220

Council areas covering DN3

Collisions in DN3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Doncaster has 3,304 of 3,315 (99.7%).

Collisions in DN3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDoncaster3,3044,47657468
2ndBarnsley6702

Towns in DN3

Collisions in DN3 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Armthorpe (1,040) and Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe (578).