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DN5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,434 road traffic collisions in the DN5 postcode district, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,039 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 112 were fatal and 1,037 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
6,434
251st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,039
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
112
118 people killed
Serious collisions
1,037
1,208 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1121.7%
  • Serious1,03716%
  • Slight5,28582%

What the data shows

  • DN5 had 875 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 1,291 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in DN5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,288 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN5, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in DN5.

Where DN5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
251st
Most casualties
207th
Most fatal collisions
217th
Most serious collisions
351st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday925 (14%)
  • Tuesday890 (14%)
  • Wednesday910 (14%)
  • Thursday958 (15%)
  • Friday1,114 (17%)
  • Saturday886 (14%)
  • Sunday751 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,588 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,262 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting506 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit40 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,019 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway1,098 (17%)
  • Roundabout244 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph3,021 (47%)
  • 40 mph1,359 (21%)
  • 50 mph218 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph1,293 (20%)
  • 70 mph452 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,209 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds770 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist62 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other149 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded64 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,642 (62%)
  • Pedestrian1,083 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist892 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist614 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant331 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant216 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)105 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant62 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant48 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN5 peaked at 198 in 1989; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256391
20246993
202379112
202288126
202176105
202087123
201996148
201884115
2017104152
2016129199
2015126198
2014114181
2013112159
2012134201
2011122176
2010121177
2009135222
2008143192
2007146217
2006138189
2005153211
2004170244
2003120152
2002150227
2001161219
2000149206
1999150212
1998156213
1997151214
1996135188
1995141202
1994168246
1993156221
1992177244
1991155218
1990169242
1989198264
1988179234
1987151207
1986140188
1985138196
1984165230
1983146183
1982182235
1981154196
1980173221
1979181250

Map of recent crashes in DN5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN5

The 24 most recent collisions in DN5 happened between 9 September and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN5

The A19 has the most collisions in DN5, 1,230 of 6,434 (19%), followed by the A638 (1,024).

Collisions in DN5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA191,2301,65717205
2ndA6381,0241,40516132
3rdA6357071,08821135
4thA1(M)428752852
5thB642272128216
6thB1220426639
7thA1284505
8thA6308800
9thB641181202

Council areas covering DN5

Collisions in DN5 were recorded in 5 council areas. Doncaster has 6,378 of 6,434 (99%).

Collisions in DN5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDoncaster6,3788,9451111,022
2ndBarnsley396418
3rdSheffield6801
4thNorth Yorkshire51305
5thRotherham4701

Towns in DN5

Collisions in DN5 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Bentley, Doncaster (1,606) and Scawthorpe and Cusworth (934).