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Darlington road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2002, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (355), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 2002
373
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
500
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2002

1.9% of collisions in Darlington in 2002 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious256.7%
  • Slight34191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious306%
  • Slight46292%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 373, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday80 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February28 (7.5%)
  • March27 (7.2%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May25 (6.7%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August24 (6.4%)
  • September34 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.7%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (57%)
  • Wet or damp153 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph66 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (5%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2084 (17%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (57%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Darlington ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2002.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2002

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2002, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2002

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2002: 64, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167649325
2ndA68294803
3rdB6280223100
4thA67203422
5thB6279161900
6thA66131410
7thA1(M)121403
8thA11509900
9thA607261101
10thB62752300

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2002

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 257.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2002

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2002: 191.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2002, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years