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Darlington road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2011, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (244), and casualties fell from 336.

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

Collisions in 2011
239
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
332
Down 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2011

None of the collisions in Darlington in 2011 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight20485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29689%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 239, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.6%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March12 (5%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May21 (8.8%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August23 (9.6%)
  • September23 (9.6%)
  • October32 (13%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December16 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph163 (68%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (17%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (72%)
  • Roundabout39 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (52%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (19%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (60%)
  • Passenger94 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2011.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2011

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2011, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2011

The A68 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2011: 27, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68274107
2ndA167243302
3rdB6280151702
4thA1(M)112102
5thA607281003
6thA6671001
7thA677801
8thA115061100
9thB62755600
10thB62795503

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2011

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 167.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2011

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2011: 104.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years