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DL3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,880 road traffic collisions in the DL3 postcode district, Darlington, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 614 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 41% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
3,880
933rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,979
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
51 people killed
Serious collisions
614
671 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DL3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.2%
  • Serious61416%
  • Slight3,21983%

What the data shows

  • DL3 had 428 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 726 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in DL3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 826 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL3, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in DL3.

Where DL3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
933rd
Most casualties
1,003rd
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,168th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday581 (15%)
  • Tuesday543 (14%)
  • Wednesday558 (14%)
  • Thursday595 (15%)
  • Friday677 (17%)
  • Saturday549 (14%)
  • Sunday377 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,916 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit841 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,368 (87%)
  • Roundabout296 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,470 (89%)
  • 40 mph47 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph248 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph85 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds492 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,544 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,064 (21%)
  • Cyclist533 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant208 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL3 peaked at 121 in 1989; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253841
20242733
20233136
20223640
20212937
20202737
20194457
20186993
20176882
20165967
20155673
20146694
20136488
20124970
201181110
20107489
200987113
20087991
200786101
200684113
2005103137
20047788
200395114
2002102125
2001103136
2000119151
1999104135
1998100145
1997114138
1996111139
199580107
1994102141
1993112148
1992114147
199197126
1990105139
1989121156
1988101132
198789114
1986105136
198587111
198494119
198388104
1982109142
198196121
1980105141
197993122

Map of recent crashes in DL3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL3

The 24 most recent collisions in DL3 happened between 7 June and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL3

The A68 has the most collisions in DL3, 587 of 3,880 (15%), followed by the A167 (177).

Collisions in DL3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68587755487
2ndA167177245427
3rdB6280176251533
4thA67170243531
5thA6679114117
6thA1(M)73161718
7thB62794562110
8thA1157293501
9thA151201
10thA66(M)4611

Council areas covering DL3

Collisions in DL3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Darlington has 3,866 of 3,880 (99.6%).

Collisions in DL3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDarlington3,8664,96246610
2ndCounty Durham8901
3rdNorth Yorkshire6813

Town in DL3

Of the 3,880 collisions in DL3, 3,500 (90%) were in Darlington.