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Darlington road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2015, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (229), and casualties fell from 322.

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

Collisions in 2015
207
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
274
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2015

None of the collisions in Darlington in 2015 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight17786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight24288%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 207, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.7%)
  • February16 (7.7%)
  • March15 (7.2%)
  • April17 (8.2%)
  • May26 (13%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July7 (3.4%)
  • August14 (6.8%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October20 (9.7%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December19 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (70%)
  • Wet or damp58 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph154 (74%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (17%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (77%)
  • Roundabout28 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (59%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3554 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (60%)
  • Passenger80 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2015.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2015

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2015, with 43 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2015

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2015: 32, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167324906
2ndB6280213003
3rdB6279141602
4thA1(M)101301
5thA68101400
6thA6691401
7thA11506601
8thA673600
9thA60722600
10thB62751100

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2015

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 144.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2015

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2015: 112.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2015.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years