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Darlington road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2001, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (361), and casualties rose from 473.

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

Collisions in 2001
355
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
475
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Darlington in 2001 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious377.8%
  • Slight43592%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 355, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February32 (9%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August27 (7.6%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (53%)
  • Wet or damp136 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.5%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph248 (70%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (62%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (21%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (58%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Darlington

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Darlington ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2001.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2001

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2001, with 57 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2001

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2001: 44, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167445502
2ndB6280263303
3rdA68253312
4thB6279243005
5thA66232701
6thA67132201
7thA1(M)91901
8thA11508900
9thB627561211
10thA60723300

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2001

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 231.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2001

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2001: 165.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years