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DL17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,504 road traffic collisions in the DL17 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 466 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1979
2,504
1,512th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,711
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
79 people killed
Serious collisions
466
561 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DL17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal732.9%
  • Serious46619%
  • Slight1,96578%

What the data shows

  • DL17 had 221 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 478 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in DL17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 578 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL17, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DL17.

Where DL17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,512th
Most casualties
1,409th
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday338 (13%)
  • Tuesday339 (14%)
  • Wednesday333 (13%)
  • Thursday368 (15%)
  • Friday458 (18%)
  • Saturday373 (15%)
  • Sunday295 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,778 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit418 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting261 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,968 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway395 (16%)
  • Roundabout106 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,137 (45%)
  • 40 mph69 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph918 (37%)
  • 70 mph371 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,031 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds78 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,333 (63%)
  • Pedestrian527 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant160 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant159 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist133 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL17 peaked at 89 in 1992; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251725
20242533
20231826
20222427
20212028
20201826
20192937
20182645
20173250
20161217
20152636
20145172
20133956
20122950
20115285
20105272
20096991
20084865
20075991
20065388
20055897
20046190
200364102
20025180
20016893
20006280
19996176
199872114
199781130
199669118
19957194
199476101
199374114
199289120
19916898
19907196
198972115
19885783
198763100
19865983
198561133
198467101
198373112
19826177
19817098
19805874
197968112

Map of recent crashes in DL17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL17

The 24 most recent collisions in DL17 happened between 3 September 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL17

The A167 has the most collisions in DL17, 459 of 2,504 (18%), followed by the A1(M) (342).

Collisions in DL17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1674597301789
2ndA1(M)3426222050
3rdA689226361844
4thB6287194238136
5thA177118213526

Council areas covering DL17

Collisions in DL17 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 2,499 of 2,504 (99.8%).

Collisions in DL17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham2,4993,70573464
2ndDarlington5602

Towns in DL17

Collisions in DL17 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Ferryhill (746) and Chilton, County Durham (195).