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Darlington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,495 road traffic collisions in Darlington from 1979 to 2025, and 18,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 230 were fatal and 2,301 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 137 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (119), and casualties rose from 156 to 161.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,495
74th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,334
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
230
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
137
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Darlington

1.7% of collisions in Darlington from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2301.7%
  • Serious2,30117%
  • Slight10,96481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2551.4%
  • Serious2,63714%
  • Slight15,44284%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. In 2025 there were 137, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 137
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025137161
2024119156
2023107131
2022114136
2021122154
2020103138
2019167220
2018195258
2017209271
2016208295
2015207274
2014229322
2013231325
2012239344
2011239332
2010244336
2009297407
2008275380
2007280384
2006352484
2005325454
2004340468
2003343442
2002373500
2001355475
2000361473
1999367483
1998398576
1997394525
1996374530
1995308425
1994355472
1993350523
1992359494
1991345485
1990341483
1989395552
1988321456
1987309415
1986326417
1985331425
1984338432
1983300390
1982336448
1981355513
1980353474
1979369496

When and where crashes happen in Darlington

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,955 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,864 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,895 (14%)
  • Thursday2,073 (15%)
  • Friday2,321 (17%)
  • Saturday1,976 (15%)
  • Sunday1,411 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59449 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59191 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,421 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,572 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,532 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,047 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,302 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,107 (8.2%)
  • February1,015 (7.5%)
  • March1,045 (7.7%)
  • April1,046 (7.8%)
  • May1,086 (8%)
  • June1,087 (8.1%)
  • July1,125 (8.3%)
  • August1,110 (8.2%)
  • September1,172 (8.7%)
  • October1,206 (8.9%)
  • November1,271 (9.4%)
  • December1,225 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,797 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,864 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting646 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown136 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,044 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,712 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds216 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist120 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds102 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other116 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,425 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,586 (34%)
  • Frost or ice307 (2.3%)
  • Snow132 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph50 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph9,844 (73%)
  • 40 mph288 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph69 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2,487 (18%)
  • 70 mph750 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,018 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,194 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout1,082 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road180 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Darlington

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,256 (56%)
  • Pedestrian3,082 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,551 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist1,447 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant982 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant553 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)153 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant140 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant92 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant54 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10844 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 151,280 (7%)
  • 16 to 203,114 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,275 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,467 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,398 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,840 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,216 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75789 (4.3%)
  • Over 75571 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,112 (55%)
  • Passenger5,140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,082 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,070 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle1,572 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle1,449 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,443 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,031 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes607 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car222 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle118 (0.5%)
  • Minibus83 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle31 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Darlington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Darlington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Darlington ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had the 74th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
74th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 77th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington (this area)13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford13,36518,9522743,141

Accident hotspots in Darlington

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area is the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington, with 1,104 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington from 1979 to 2025: 1,899, including 38 fatal and 297 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1671,8992,64838297
2ndA681,0791,53422189
3rdA678121,19319185
4thA667681,16019160
5thB62807601,023994
6thB62794876501379
7thA1(M)3315671661
8thA1150279373448
9thA1157222261430
10thA6072180319935
11thB6275104181326
12thA1184602
13thB644491202
14thA6883710
15thB62822200
16thB12561100
17thB12781101
18thB62701100
19thB62781100
20thB62921101

Towns in Darlington

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 9,342.

Postcode districts in Darlington

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington from 1979 to 2025: 6,698.

Latest crashes in Darlington

Of the latest 24 crashes in Darlington, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity