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Darlington road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Darlington in 2025, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2024 (119), and casualties rose from 156.

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

Collisions in 2025
137
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
161
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Darlington in 2025

None of the collisions in Darlington in 2025 were fatal and 34% were serious, against 1.7% and 17% in Darlington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4634%
  • Slight9166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight11471%

Darlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 398 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 137, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 137
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8%)
  • Tuesday34 (25%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday24 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.5%)
  • February12 (8.8%)
  • March11 (8%)
  • April13 (9.5%)
  • May9 (6.6%)
  • June8 (5.8%)
  • July10 (7.3%)
  • August7 (5.1%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November7 (5.1%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (72%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (82%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (82%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Darlington in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (45%)
  • Pedestrian34 (21%)
  • Cyclist30 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (14%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3536 (22%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.9%)
  • Over 7513 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (64%)
  • Pedestrian34 (21%)
  • Passenger24 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Darlington in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Darlington had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2025.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Darlington in 2025

Park East, Darlington, DL1 1ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Darlington in 2025, with 29 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Darlington with the most crashes in 2025

The A167 had the most collisions in Darlington in 2025: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Darlington, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167181904
2ndB6280131508
3rdA68101303
4thB62795500
5thA11504401
6thA674403
7thA1(M)3400
8thA6631000
9thB62752202

Towns in Darlington: crashes in 2025

Darlington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 109.

Postcode districts in Darlington: crashes in 2025

DL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Darlington in 2025: 77.

Latest crashes in Darlington in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Darlington in 2025, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Darlington road accidents in other years