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Thorne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Thorne, Doncaster, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 171 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,106
705th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,391
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
171
188 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Thorne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious17115%
  • Slight92083%

What the data shows

  • Thorne had 136 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 191 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Thorne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 288 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thorne, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Thorne.

Where Thorne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
705th
Most casualties
699th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
784th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (13%)
  • Tuesday157 (14%)
  • Wednesday133 (12%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday211 (19%)
  • Saturday181 (16%)
  • Sunday102 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,046 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph933 (84%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds916 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant628 (45%)
  • Pedestrian313 (23%)
  • Cyclist211 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thorne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thorne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thorne peaked at 41 in 1982; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241314
20231516
20221620
202155
20201618
20191921
20181418
20171725
20161213
20151319
20142744
20131730
201278
20111320
20101926
20092533
20082227
20071726
20063144
20053645
20042527
20033136
20022531
20013549
20002834
19993948
19983846
19973037
19961830
19952634
19943437
19931617
19922226
19912627
19903337
19893550
19883547
19873134
19862731
19852528
19841011
19832935
19824150
19813747
19802023
19792738

Map of recent crashes in Thorne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thorne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thorne

The 24 most recent collisions in Thorne happened between 3 November 2023 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thorne

The A614 has the most collisions in Thorne, 326 of 1,106 (29%), followed by the M180 (12).

Collisions in Thorne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614326425553
2ndM180122222
3rdM1851100

Council areas covering Thorne

Collisions in Thorne were recorded in 2 council areas. Doncaster has 1,102 of 1,106 (99.6%).

Collisions in Thorne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDoncaster1,1021,38715171
2ndSheffield4400

Postcode districts in Thorne

Collisions in Thorne were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by DN8 (1,093) and DN7 (13).