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Darlington road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2009, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (275), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2009
297
Up 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
407
Up 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Darlington in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36489%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 297, up 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.7%)
  • February20 (6.7%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May22 (7.4%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September28 (9.4%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (63%)
  • Wet or damp99 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph227 (76%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph51 (17%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (78%)
  • Roundabout31 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (63%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (58%)
  • Passenger117 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2009.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2009

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2009, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2009

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2009: 58, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167588907
2ndB6280273903
3rdA68243104
4thA67172302
5thA66121402
6thA1(M)5710
7thB627941300
8thA11503400
9thA60723600

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2009

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 212.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2009

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2009: 149.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years