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Darlington road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1998, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (394), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 1998
398
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
576
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Darlington in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight34286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious539.2%
  • Slight51790%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 398, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March30 (7.5%)
  • April27 (6.8%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September39 (9.8%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November39 (9.8%)
  • December29 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (57%)
  • Wet or damp166 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph294 (74%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph71 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (83%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (63%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (54%)
  • Passenger167 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1998.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1998

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1998: 55, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167557708
2ndB6280344500
3rdA68264513
4thB6279253304
5thA66172703
6thA67122102
7thA1102501
8thA1150101200
9thA60724701
10thA1(M)3901
11thB62753400

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1998

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 276.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1998

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1998: 213.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years