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DL4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 938 road traffic collisions in the DL4 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 143 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
938
2,230th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,222
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
143
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DL4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious14315%
  • Slight78584%

What the data shows

  • DL4 had 83 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 159 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in DL4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 283 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL4, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in DL4.

Where DL4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,230th
Most casualties
2,245th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,365th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday120 (13%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday172 (18%)
  • Saturday152 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight707 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway892 (95%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph699 (75%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph198 (21%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds777 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant627 (51%)
  • Pedestrian318 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL4 peaked at 46 in 1988; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202467
2023910
20221015
202168
202056
201945
2018814
20171621
20161418
20151113
20141215
20131621
20121827
20112026
2010912
20092028
20081719
20072331
20061314
20052629
20041419
20032430
20022128
20012126
20002027
19991620
19981723
19973347
19962838
19952329
19942636
19932743
19922939
19911822
19901919
19893242
19884661
19872940
19863135
19852026
19843342
19832026
19822632
19814056
19803138
19792633

Map of recent crashes in DL4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL4

The 24 most recent collisions in DL4 happened between 1 August 2022 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL4

The A6072 has the most collisions in DL4, 144 of 938 (15%), followed by the B6282 (88).

Collisions in DL4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6072144184426
2ndB62828811007
3rdB6283132003

Council areas covering DL4

Collisions in DL4 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 932 of 938 (99%).

Collisions in DL4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham9321,21410142
2ndDarlington6801

Town in DL4

Of the 938 collisions in DL4, 683 (73%) were in Shildon.