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County Durham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,627 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 1980, and 2,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 459 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (1,682), and casualties fell from 2,248.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,228 collisions in County Durham.

Collisions in 1980
1,627
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,230
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
45
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
459
28% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 1980

2.8% of collisions in County Durham in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.8%
  • Serious45928%
  • Slight1,12369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal522.3%
  • Serious57026%
  • Slight1,60872%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,627, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025438561
2024452584
2023464610
2022507685
2021509699
2020498674
2019684929
20187561,083
20178391,250
20168051,177
20158661,242
20141,0131,585
20139491,369
20121,0091,544
20111,1441,654
20101,1731,708
20091,3842,078
20081,2381,914
20071,2701,973
20061,3091,947
20051,4552,139
20041,4372,142
20031,5452,336
20021,5752,308
20011,5072,227
20001,5732,250
19991,4702,163
19981,6542,472
19971,6612,536
19961,6462,534
19951,6762,456
19941,4572,132
19931,5322,304
19921,6822,423
19911,6192,345
19901,7262,568
19891,6322,424
19881,4321,996
19871,4802,130
19861,5092,120
19851,4582,069
19841,4331,987
19831,4091,865
19821,5122,138
19811,5322,115
19801,6272,230
19791,6822,248

When and where crashes happen in County Durham in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (12%)
  • Tuesday200 (12%)
  • Wednesday209 (13%)
  • Thursday266 (16%)
  • Friday290 (18%)
  • Saturday256 (16%)
  • Sunday203 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59463 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59239 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59244 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (8.4%)
  • February124 (7.6%)
  • March130 (8%)
  • April106 (6.5%)
  • May160 (9.8%)
  • June120 (7.4%)
  • July116 (7.1%)
  • August143 (8.8%)
  • September160 (9.8%)
  • October142 (8.7%)
  • November139 (8.5%)
  • December150 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,095 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting139 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,293 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (3%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry907 (56%)
  • Wet or damp585 (36%)
  • Frost or ice83 (5.1%)
  • Snow49 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph965 (59%)
  • 40 mph79 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph468 (29%)
  • 70 mph108 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,486 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,100 (49%)
  • Pedestrian435 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist410 (18%)
  • Van occupant99 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist90 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (3%)
  • 6 to 10178 (8%)
  • 11 to 15141 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20616 (28%)
  • 21 to 25304 (14%)
  • 26 to 35301 (13%)
  • 36 to 45204 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55157 (7%)
  • 56 to 65132 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.7%)
  • Over 7547 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,176 (53%)
  • Passenger619 (28%)
  • Pedestrian435 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,620 (64%)
  • Motorcycle405 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes167 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes130 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach76 (3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in County Durham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How County Durham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 23rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 1980

The A688 had the most collisions in County Durham in 1980: 84, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68884118522
2ndA6906589320
3rdA6896498310
4thA1675788319
5thA6933754111
6thB12833749111
7thA193657110
8thA1(M)3357011
9thA1773344110
10thA6923345212
11thA683256114
12thA1086293446
13thA691283609
14thB1285273519
15thB65322434112
16thB1280222827
17thA67203226
18thA66183106
19thB1320182404
20thA181172908

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 1980

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 1980: 91.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 1980

DL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 1980: 158.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years