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Darlington road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1979, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,495 collisions in Darlington.

Collisions in 1979
369
Casualties in 1979
496
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Darlington in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11223%
  • Slight37976%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 369.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.6%)
  • February38 (10%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May23 (6.2%)
  • June28 (7.6%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August20 (5.4%)
  • September26 (7%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (53%)
  • Wet or damp126 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (8.4%)
  • Snow17 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph264 (72%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph78 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (45%)
  • Pedestrian108 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (28%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (52%)
  • Passenger131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian108 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (63%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Darlington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Darlington ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1979.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1979

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1979: 51, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1675172221
2ndA67416409
3rdA66293804
4thA68242706
5thA1(M)71101
6thA11576702
7thA11504500
8thA60723400
9thB62793502
10thB62803401
11thB62751100
12thB62821100
13thB62921101

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1979

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 254.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1979

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1979: 193.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years