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Askern road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Askern, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
489
1,175th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
641
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
10 people killed
Serious collisions
74
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Askern

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight40783%

What the data shows

  • Askern had 64 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 90 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Askern were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 145 children under 16 were killed or injured in Askern, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Askern.

Where Askern ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,175th
Most casualties
1,153rd
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,376th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph398 (81%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant312 (49%)
  • Pedestrian160 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Askern road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Askern, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Askern peaked at 22 in 1993; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202478
202366
202244
202146
202066
201979
201857
2017810
2016910
2015814
2014912
201345
201288
20111116
2010813
2009611
20081318
20071115
20061224
20051313
20041522
200367
20021520
2001913
20001317
19991319
19981316
19971424
19961215
19951418
19941112
19932230
19922130
19911117
19901415
19891011
19881416
1987710
198699
19852024
1984911
1983914
19821213
198155
19801417
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Askern

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Askern

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Askern

The 24 most recent collisions in Askern happened between 21 June 2022 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Askern

Of the 489 collisions in Askern, 191 were on the A19.

Collisions in Askern on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19191281329

Council area for Askern

Askern is in Doncaster, where police recorded 45,964 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Askern accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Askern

All 489 collisions in Askern were in the DN6 postcode district.