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Mexborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,378 road traffic collisions in Mexborough, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 180 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,378
605th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,675
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
180
190 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Mexborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious18013%
  • Slight1,18286%

What the data shows

  • Mexborough had 150 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 252 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Mexborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 366 children under 16 were killed or injured in Mexborough, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Mexborough.

Where Mexborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
605th
Most casualties
616th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
750th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (13%)
  • Wednesday196 (14%)
  • Thursday212 (15%)
  • Friday252 (18%)
  • Saturday194 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,176 (85%)
  • Roundabout87 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph1,184 (86%)
  • 40 mph125 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,118 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant709 (42%)
  • Pedestrian463 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (12%)
  • Cyclist130 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Mexborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mexborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Mexborough peaked at 57 in 1982; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
20241518
20231719
20221618
20211515
202099
20191214
20181819
20171821
20162131
20152429
20141517
20131728
20122131
20112022
20102029
20093141
20083043
20073641
20063851
20054253
20043038
20032633
20024352
20012837
20003138
19992836
19983038
19973840
19963844
19952629
19943848
19932326
19922936
19913335
19903941
19894961
19883136
19874961
19863639
19854959
19843742
19834150
19825774
19813341
19804549
19792731

Map of recent crashes in Mexborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Mexborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Mexborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Mexborough happened between 12 January 2024 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Mexborough

The A6023 has the most collisions in Mexborough, 485 of 1,378 (35%), followed by the A6022 (12).

Collisions in Mexborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6023485626969
2ndA6022121602

Council areas covering Mexborough

Collisions in Mexborough were recorded in 2 council areas. Doncaster has 1,372 of 1,378 (99.6%).

Collisions in Mexborough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDoncaster1,3721,66616179
2ndRotherham4501

Postcode district for Mexborough

All 1,378 collisions in Mexborough were in the S64 postcode district.