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Darlington road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2021, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (103), and casualties rose from 138.

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

Collisions in 2021
122
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
154
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2021

None of the collisions in Darlington in 2021 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3831%
  • Slight8469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4127%
  • Slight11373%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 122, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 122
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.7%)
  • February2 (1.6%)
  • March7 (5.7%)
  • April18 (15%)
  • May5 (4.1%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July16 (13%)
  • August10 (8.2%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October11 (9%)
  • November11 (9%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (76%)
  • Wet or damp26 (21%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph90 (74%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (16%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (62%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (10%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (20%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (67%)
  • Passenger26 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2021.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2021

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2021, with 24 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2021

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2021: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167212206
2ndA68101505
3rdA677801
4thA1(M)5801
5thA11505701
6thA6651002
7thB62804502
8thB62751100
9thB62791100
10thB64441101

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2021

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 86.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2021

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2021: 63.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years