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Darlington road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1992, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (345), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 1992
359
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
494
Up 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Darlington in 1992 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight30685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight43688%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 359, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.5%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June14 (3.9%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December27 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (53%)
  • Wet or damp158 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (69%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (23%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (62%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (23%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (25%)
  • Pedestrian92 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1992.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1992

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1992: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167437107
2ndA68293907
3rdB6280243101
4thB6279223401
5thA66213507
6thA67202803
7thA1157161701
8thA6072131910
9thA11506800
10thA1(M)4611
11thB62754901

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1992

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 246.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1992

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1992: 166.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1992, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years