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Darlington road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 1999, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (398), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 1999
367
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
483
Down 16% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Darlington in 1999 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious369.8%
  • Slight32689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious408.3%
  • Slight43891%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 367, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February27 (7.4%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July35 (9.5%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October24 (6.5%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December45 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (59%)
  • Wet or damp136 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (74%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (19%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (80%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.7%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (59%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (54%)
  • Passenger148 (31%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1999.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 1999

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 1999: 65, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167657819
2ndA68325501
3rdB6280323803
4thA67223312
5thA66132212
6thA182101
7thA11507803
8thB62796700
9thA60724500
10thB62754601
11thA11571100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 1999

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 233.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 1999

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 1999: 159.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years