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DN8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,447 road traffic collisions in the DN8 postcode district, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,447
1,542nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,389
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
53 people killed
Serious collisions
445
529 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DN8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502%
  • Serious44518%
  • Slight1,95280%

What the data shows

  • DN8 had 319 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 478 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in DN8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 529 children under 16 were killed or injured in DN8, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in DN8.

Where DN8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,542nd
Most casualties
1,529th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,644th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday346 (14%)
  • Tuesday345 (14%)
  • Wednesday322 (13%)
  • Thursday390 (16%)
  • Friday402 (16%)
  • Saturday380 (16%)
  • Sunday262 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,733 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit444 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,076 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout74 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph1,383 (57%)
  • 40 mph129 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph603 (25%)
  • 70 mph278 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,996 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,911 (56%)
  • Pedestrian453 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist347 (10%)
  • Cyclist331 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant115 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DN8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DN8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DN8 peaked at 76 in 1988; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252330
20242841
20233340
20223444
20213550
20202937
20193859
20183747
20173150
20163148
20154262
20145986
20134777
20123343
20113858
20104861
20094975
20085272
20074770
20066389
20057094
20046182
200372100
20026690
20016291
20006078
19997394
19987087
19976194
19965783
19955477
19946791
19935168
19925983
19915967
19906188
198970101
198876128
19875871
19864556
19854860
19844354
19836079
19826587
198168100
19804959
19796588

Map of recent crashes in DN8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DN8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DN8

The 24 most recent collisions in DN8 happened between 14 December 2024 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DN8

The A614 has the most collisions in DN8, 490 of 2,447 (20%), followed by the M18 (205).

Collisions in DN8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61449067711100
2ndM18205338434
3rdA18125213641
4thM18074132510
5thA1146192802

Council areas covering DN8

Collisions in DN8 were recorded in 4 council areas. Doncaster has 2,293 of 2,447 (94%).

Collisions in DN8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDoncaster2,2933,14944419
2ndNorth Lincolnshire132208523
3rdEast Riding of Yorkshire182813
4thSheffield4400

Towns in DN8

Collisions in DN8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Thorne (1,093) and Moorends (314).