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Darlington road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2006, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2005 (325), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 2006
352
Up 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
484
Up 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2006

2% of collisions in Darlington in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight41886%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 352, up 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February43 (12%)
  • March35 (9.9%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October21 (6%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (69%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph85 (24%)
  • 70 mph21 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (61%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (21%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (60%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2006.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2006

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2006, with 72 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2006

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2006: 57, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167578107
2ndA68365628
3rdB6279273726
4thB6280192601
5thA66172802
6thA1150121801
7thA1(M)81311
8thA6781202
9thA60725500
10thB62752300
11thB64441100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2006

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 236.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2006

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2006: 187.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years