Skip to main content
CrashStats

Darlington road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2014, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (231), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2014
229
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
322
Down 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Darlington in 2014 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious219.2%
  • Slight20590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious237.1%
  • Slight29692%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 229, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.2%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March21 (9.2%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May21 (9.2%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July20 (8.7%)
  • August13 (5.7%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November22 (9.6%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (72%)
  • Wet or damp60 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (69%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph50 (22%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (69%)
  • Roundabout43 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (64%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (9%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (17%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (59%)
  • Passenger100 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2014.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2014

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2014, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2014

The A167 and A68 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2014, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167314010
2ndA68314012
3rdB6280141600
4thA66121801
5thB6279101800
6thA1(M)51000
7thA115051002
8thA60724901
9thA673401
10thB62751200

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2014

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 157.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2014

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2014: 112.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years