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Darlington road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2012, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 332.

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

Collisions in 2012
239
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
344
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Darlington in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight20586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious329.3%
  • Slight30990%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 239, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (19%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (9.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (12%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April12 (5%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July18 (7.5%)
  • August23 (9.6%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (69%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph166 (69%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph44 (18%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (76%)
  • Roundabout24 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (57%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (57%)
  • Passenger103 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2012.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2012

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2012, with 47 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2012

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2012: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167324612
2ndA68203302
3rdB6280192805
4thA66122101
5thB62797810
6thA1(M)6710
7thA676601
8thA11504700
9thA60723600
10thB62751100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2012

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 156.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2012

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2012: 133.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years