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Darlington road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2016, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (207), and casualties rose from 274.

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

Collisions in 2016
208
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
295
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Darlington in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25687%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 208, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February27 (13%)
  • March17 (8.2%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May20 (9.6%)
  • June10 (4.8%)
  • July17 (8.2%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September17 (8.2%)
  • October12 (5.8%)
  • November10 (4.8%)
  • December17 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph157 (75%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph37 (18%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (74%)
  • Roundabout35 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (56%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (58%)
  • Passenger81 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (72%)
  • Bus or coach32 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Darlington ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2016.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2016

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2016, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2016

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2016: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167447116
2ndA68172111
3rdB6280151801
4thA66121803
5thA6791702
6thB62797804
7thA60723600
8thA11502201
9thA1(M)1200

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2016

Darlington had 154 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2016

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2016: 112.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years