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Darlington road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2003, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (373), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 2003
343
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
442
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Darlington in 2003 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious339.6%
  • Slight30890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious347.7%
  • Slight40592%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 343, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7%)
  • February33 (9.6%)
  • March33 (9.6%)
  • April33 (9.6%)
  • May25 (7.3%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July30 (8.7%)
  • August20 (5.8%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October34 (9.9%)
  • November27 (7.9%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (68%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Mud5 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (21%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (61%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3596 (22%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (62%)
  • Passenger117 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2003.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2003

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2003, with 56 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2003

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2003: 68, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167688712
2ndA68314401
3rdB6280212502
4thB6279162012
5thA1(M)152503
6thA67132304
7thA66111601
8thA11507701
9thB62753601
10thA60722500

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2003

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 229.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2003

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2003: 170.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years