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Darlington road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1994, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1993 (350), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 1994
355
Up 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
472
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1994

1.7% of collisions in Darlington in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight29282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight40385%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 355, up 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.3%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May24 (6.8%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September18 (5.1%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December43 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (61%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (76%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (15%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (57%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (51%)
  • Passenger142 (30%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (73%)
  • Bus or coach50 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1994.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1994

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1994: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1675269010
2ndB6279263105
3rdB6280263306
4thA66192903
5thA68192501
6thA67152323
7thA1157131601
8thA1(M)111712
9thB627561103
10thA11505510
11thA60722200

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1994

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 255.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1994

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1994: 193.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years