// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Doncaster?

Doncaster, United Kingdom, scores 61.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #93 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

61.2%

Rank

#93 / 386

Criteria present

42 / 86

Evidence coverage

74.4%

Doncaster's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation75%

5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility & Transport75%

4 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate94%

8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste90%

8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion92%

10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment86%

5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model63%

2 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Where Doncaster is strong

  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Public Safety & Emergency
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the gaps are

  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Active & Shared Mobility

Evidence highlights

Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel

The City of Doncaster Council offers a 'Report it' page where citizens can report various issues to the council using online forms, covering categories like dumped rubbish, bin problems, and street cleaning requests.

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/report-it

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

Doncaster, as part of South Yorkshire, is served by an extensive public transport network including bus, tram, and train services, with timetables available for various routes.

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/culture-leisure-tourism/visit-doncaster

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)

Traveline Information Limited offers 'Traveline Open Data', including the 'Traveline National Dataset (TNDS)' which is a dataset of scheduled bus, tram, and light rail services across Great Britain.

https://www.travelinedata.org.uk/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)

Travel South Yorkshire provides 'Live departures' to find next bus, tram, or train times for the region, including Doncaster, and Traveline's NextBuses API offers live departures where available.

http://www.travelinedata.org.uk/

About this assessment

Doncaster was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.