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Darlington road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1993, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (359), and casualties rose from 494.

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

Collisions in 1993
350
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
523
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1993

1.7% of collisions in Darlington in 1993 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious339.4%
  • Slight31189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious346.5%
  • Slight48392%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 350, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February16 (4.6%)
  • March21 (6%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June32 (9.1%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September33 (9.4%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (61%)
  • Wet or damp127 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph262 (75%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (19%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (85%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.3%)
  • 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 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (54%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1589 (17%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (50%)
  • Passenger181 (35%)
  • Pedestrian82 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1993.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1993

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1993: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167456226
2ndA68243000
3rdB6280212902
4thB6279172400
5thA1157141702
6thA66131901
7thA67122211
8thA1(M)102021
9thA11507801
10thA60725800
11thB62754800

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1993

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 250.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1993

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1993: 171.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years