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Darlington road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1988, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (309), and casualties rose from 415.

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

Collisions in 1988
321
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
456
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1988

4% of collisions in Darlington in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight26683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight37883%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 321, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.4%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March15 (4.7%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June19 (5.9%)
  • July27 (8.4%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November27 (8.4%)
  • December45 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (60%)
  • Wet or damp119 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (70%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph58 (18%)
  • 70 mph32 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (57%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)
  • Cyclist41 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (54%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1988.

Collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1988

The A67 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1988: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67426315
2ndA66365124
3rdA68314114
4thA167253614
5thA1157131611
6thA1(M)102111
7thA607271521
8thB62754400
9thB62794502
10thB62804511
11thA11502400

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1988

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 217.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1988

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1988: 140.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years