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DL12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,064 road traffic collisions in the DL12 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 505 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,064
1,731st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,208
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
102 people killed
Serious collisions
505
670 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DL12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal884.3%
  • Serious50524%
  • Slight1,47171%

What the data shows

  • DL12 had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 374 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in DL12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 354 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL12, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in DL12.

Where DL12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,731st
Most casualties
1,587th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
1,473rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday278 (13%)
  • Tuesday255 (12%)
  • Wednesday247 (12%)
  • Thursday273 (13%)
  • Friday329 (16%)
  • Saturday340 (16%)
  • Sunday342 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,549 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting362 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,809 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway225 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph589 (29%)
  • 40 mph17 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,231 (60%)
  • 70 mph205 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,516 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist48 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Other30 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,104 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist338 (11%)
  • Pedestrian283 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant161 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)106 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist88 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL12 peaked at 111 in 1980; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
20241313
20231521
20222127
20211217
20201628
20192441
20182437
20172336
20162340
20152538
20143544
20133658
20122738
20114066
20104049
20094364
20083651
20074774
20064568
20054263
20044165
20035089
20025996
20015581
20004986
19994986
19985596
19974964
19965175
19955480
19944166
19934979
199260116
199170115
199066105
198971115
19884977
19874662
19864360
19853364
19844974
19834787
19825496
198167114
1980111149
197998123

Map of recent crashes in DL12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL12

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL12

The 24 most recent collisions in DL12 happened between 4 January 2024 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL12

The A66 has the most collisions in DL12, 490 of 2,064 (24%), followed by the A67 (322).

Collisions in DL12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6649092336129
2ndA673224561066
3rdB6277229321360
4thA6881732961643
5thB6278163261636
6thB62766883434
7thB62826190118
8thB627955103014
9thB5296212714
10thA59681001
11thA5978801
12thB53454512
13thA5953600
14thB52973301

Council areas covering DL12

Collisions in DL12 were recorded in 5 council areas. County Durham has 1,904 of 2,064 (92%).

Collisions in DL12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham1,9042,98479470
2ndCumberland114147322
3rdNorth Yorkshire244648
4thDarlington142112
5thWestmorland and Furness81013

Town in DL12

Of the 2,064 collisions in DL12, 369 (18%) were in Barnard Castle.