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Darlington road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1980, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (369), and casualties fell from 496.

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

Collisions in 1980
353
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
474
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Darlington in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight24469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight34272%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 353, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.8%)
  • February15 (4.2%)
  • March34 (9.6%)
  • April31 (8.8%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October27 (7.6%)
  • November28 (7.9%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (60%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.5%)
  • Snow7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (75%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph59 (17%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (20%)
  • Pedestrian84 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20131 (28%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (57%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian84 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (60%)
  • Motorcycle94 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1980.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1980

The A67 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1980: 46, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA674670017
2ndA1673850111
3rdA66334428
4thA682841011
5thA1(M)122317
6thA1150101203
7thA607291904
8thA11577703
9thB62806800
10thB62793300
11thB62752201
12thA6881100
13thB8401100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1980

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 243.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1980

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1980: 167.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years