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A1157 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 collisions on the A1157 from 1979 to 1999, with 261 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 30 serious, and 4 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A1157 was on 18 February 1999.

Collisions since 1979
222
3,103rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
261
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
30
33 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
18 Feb 1999
Busiest year
1983
19 collisions

Crash severity on the A1157

On the A1157, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 1999

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18885%

Where the A1157 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,103rd
Most casualties
3,291st
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,619th

A1157 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1157 peaked at 19 in 1983, and none have been recorded since 1999.

Collisions and casualties on the A1157, 1979 to 1999

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
199911
199800
199700
199600
199500
19941316
19931417
19921617
19911720
19901418
19891822
19881316
19871316
19861111
19851520
19841818
19831923
19821418
19811314
198077
197967

When crashes happen on the A1157

Saturday has the most collisions on the A1157 (47), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (58).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (21%)
  • Sunday19 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (7.2%)
  • 9am to noon34 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm43 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm58 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm32 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight24 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.7%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April13 (5.9%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June14 (6.3%)
  • July13 (5.9%)
  • August20 (9%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight148 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1157 crashes

On the A1157, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (56%)
  • Wet or damp94 (42%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway129 (58%)
  • Roundabout79 (36%)
  • Single carriageway14 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1157 crashes

Car occupants make up 42% of the people killed or injured on the A1157, followed by pedestrians (31%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (42%)
  • Pedestrian80 (31%)
  • Cyclist35 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (22%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (47%)
  • Pedestrian80 (31%)
  • Passenger58 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A1157

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A1157

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1157 crashes by council area

All 222 collisions on the A1157 were in Darlington.

Collisions on the A1157 in each area, 1979 to 1999
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDarlington222261430

A1157 crashes by town

Of the 222 collisions on the A1157, 222 were in the built-up area of Darlington.

Latest recorded crashes on the A1157

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A1157, from 2 June 1993 to 18 February 1999.

Severity