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Darlington road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1989, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1988 (321), and casualties rose from 456.

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

Collisions in 1989
395
Up 23% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
552
Up 21% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1989

1% of collisions in Darlington in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight32282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight47085%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 395, up 23% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.8%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July33 (8.4%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (65%)
  • Wet or damp132 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (70%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (19%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (51%)
  • Pedestrian116 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (18%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (52%)
  • Passenger151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1989.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1989

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1989: 41, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167415105
2ndA673867011
3rdA68344609
4thB6280253704
5thA66192703
6thA1157182213
7thA1(M)172603
8thB6279172302
9thB627561202
10thA11505801
11thA60724710

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1989

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 264.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1989

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1989: 171.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years