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County Durham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,433 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 1984, and 1,987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 390 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (1,409), and casualties rose from 1,865.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,433
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,987
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
41
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
390
27% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 1984

2.9% of collisions in County Durham in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412.9%
  • Serious39027%
  • Slight1,00270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal472.4%
  • Serious48424%
  • Slight1,45673%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,433, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (13%)
  • Tuesday202 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (13%)
  • Thursday211 (15%)
  • Friday265 (18%)
  • Saturday234 (16%)
  • Sunday146 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59365 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59240 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59196 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (6.8%)
  • February103 (7.2%)
  • March104 (7.3%)
  • April114 (8%)
  • May116 (8.1%)
  • June116 (8.1%)
  • July125 (8.7%)
  • August115 (8%)
  • September117 (8.2%)
  • October152 (11%)
  • November140 (9.8%)
  • December134 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight961 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit328 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,154 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry856 (60%)
  • Wet or damp501 (35%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3%)
  • Snow31 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph919 (64%)
  • 40 mph70 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph343 (24%)
  • 70 mph94 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,267 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (7%)
  • Roundabout54 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant958 (48%)
  • Pedestrian454 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (16%)
  • Cyclist110 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 589 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10148 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15176 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20492 (25%)
  • 21 to 25295 (15%)
  • 26 to 35264 (13%)
  • 36 to 45187 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55123 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 65100 (5%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3.4%)
  • Over 7545 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider957 (48%)
  • Passenger576 (29%)
  • Pedestrian454 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,521 (67%)
  • Motorcycle307 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach74 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in County Durham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How County Durham ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 1984

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 1984: 60, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1676090221
2ndA6905986314
3rdA6894467018
4thA6884058110
5thA177366426
6thA6923655014
7thA19335337
8thA693334429
9thA6913044110
10thA68264336
11thA1086253207
12thA1(M)244018
13thB1283222507
14thB6532223625
15thA67192504
16thB1278172517
17thB1280172305
18thA181162304
19thA6072161802
20thA66152113

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 1984

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 1984: 106.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 1984

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 1984: 148.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 1984, 4 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years