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Darlington road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1984, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (300), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 1984
338
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
432
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Darlington in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious10631%
  • Slight22567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious12328%
  • Slight30270%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 338, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.9%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May29 (8.6%)
  • June18 (5.3%)
  • July31 (9.2%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December23 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (76%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (14%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (43%)
  • Pedestrian98 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (17%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (27%)
  • 21 to 2582 (19%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (53%)
  • Passenger103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian98 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (65%)
  • Motorcycle68 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Darlington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Darlington ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1984.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1984

The A67 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1984: 50, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA675063119
2ndA1673242011
3rdA663250112
4thA68253907
5thA1157181812
6thA1(M)122005
7thA1150101203
8thA607281002
9thB62794412
10thB62804401
11thB62751101

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1984

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 234.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1984

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1984: 165.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years