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Darlington road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1996, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1995 (308), and casualties rose from 425.

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

Collisions in 1996
374
Up 21% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
530
Up 25% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Darlington in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious499.2%
  • Slight47189%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 374, up 21% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (19%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.4%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March21 (5.6%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May35 (9.4%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August25 (6.7%)
  • September25 (6.7%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (61%)
  • Wet or damp126 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (76%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph68 (18%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (85%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (63%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (18%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35129 (24%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (53%)
  • Passenger155 (29%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1996.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1996

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1996: 64, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167648136
2ndB6280355712
3rdA68253413
4thA66154012
5thB6279151822
6thA67101403
7thA1(M)71603
8thA115071100
9thA60724800
10thB62751100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1996

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 274.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1996

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1996: 193.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years