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Darlington road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2000, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (367), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2000
361
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
473
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2000

0.3% of collisions in Darlington in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight31587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight41888%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 361, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (9.7%)
  • Thursday67 (19%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April20 (5.5%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (19%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (56%)
  • Wet or damp151 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (75%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (16%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (58%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (25%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (50%)
  • Passenger149 (32%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2000.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2000

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2000: 60, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167608508
2ndA68303601
3rdB6280222701
4thB6279202701
5thA66132002
6thA67121401
7thA115091004
8thA1(M)81203
9thA60724401
10thB62752400
11thB64441100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2000

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 261.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2000

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2000: 171.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years