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Darlington road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2017, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (208), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2017
209
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
271
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Darlington in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4321%
  • Slight16579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4416%
  • Slight22683%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 209, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.1%)
  • February13 (6.2%)
  • March18 (8.6%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August15 (7.2%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October20 (9.6%)
  • November11 (5.3%)
  • December15 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (74%)
  • Wet or damp50 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph158 (76%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (17%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (82%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (55%)
  • Cyclist36 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (23%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (63%)
  • Passenger70 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2017.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2017

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2017, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2017

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2017: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167304403
2ndA68202705
3rdB6280131702
4thA6791502
5thB627981201
6thA665801
7thA11502302
8thA1(M)1101

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2017

Darlington had 154 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2017

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2017: 107.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years