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Darlington road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1995, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (355), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1995
308
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
425
Down 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1995

1.9% of collisions in Darlington in 1995 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37288%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 308, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (19%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March28 (9.1%)
  • April21 (6.8%)
  • May28 (9.1%)
  • June30 (9.7%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August23 (7.5%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October15 (4.9%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph232 (75%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph48 (16%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (56%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (53%)
  • Passenger135 (32%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1995.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1995

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1995: 48, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167486719
2ndB6280253402
3rdA68233212
4thA66214415
5thA1(M)121601
6thB6279121501
7thA6791502
8thA11503511
9thB62753402
10thA60721301

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1995

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 221.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1995

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1995: 166.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years