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Darlington road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1991, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1990 (341), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 1991
345
Up 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
485
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1991

3.2% of collisions in Darlington in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight28382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight41485%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 345, up 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (9.6%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February11 (3.2%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May29 (8.4%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July32 (9.3%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September33 (9.6%)
  • October26 (7.5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December29 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (5.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (56%)
  • Wet or damp143 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (75%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (19%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (82%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (60%)
  • Pedestrian104 (21%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (47%)
  • Passenger153 (32%)
  • Pedestrian104 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1991.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1991

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1991: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167394717
2ndA68244114
3rdB6280223123
4thA66192914
5thB6279182514
6thA1157172011
7thA67141802
8thA1150102114
9thA1(M)92922
10thA607261200
11thB62752201
12thB12561100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1991

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 240.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1991

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1991: 173.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years