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B6280 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 collisions on the B6280 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,026 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 95 serious, and 11 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 13 collisions on the B6280, up 225% from 4 in 2024, with 15 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
763
1,398th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,026
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
11 people killed
Serious collisions
95
102 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Up 225% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Up 88% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6280

On the B6280, 1.2% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious9512%
  • Slight65986%

Where the B6280 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,398th
Most casualties
1,414th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,003rd

B6280 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6280 peaked at 38 in 1997 and were down to 13 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6280, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
202448
2023810
202244
202145
2020712
20191213
2018911
20171317
20161518
20152130
20141416
20131618
20121928
20111517
20101720
20092739
20082029
20071520
20061926
20052438
20043652
20032125
20022231
20012633
20002227
19993238
19983445
19973850
19963557
19952534
19942633
19932129
19922431
19912231
19901115
19892537
198856
198768
198644
1985512
198444
198368
198234
198156
198068
197934

When crashes happen on the B6280

Friday has the most collisions on the B6280 (124), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (198).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am86 (11%)
  • 9am to noon125 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm139 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm198 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm112 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight72 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (9.2%)
  • February62 (8.1%)
  • March52 (6.8%)
  • April61 (8%)
  • May58 (7.6%)
  • June58 (7.6%)
  • July81 (11%)
  • August58 (7.6%)
  • September65 (8.5%)
  • October59 (7.7%)
  • November70 (9.2%)
  • December69 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight563 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6280 crashes

On the B6280, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph726 (95%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds605 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (62%)
  • Wet or damp276 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (84%)
  • Roundabout105 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6280 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the B6280, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (57%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist90 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (74%)
  • Bus or coach90 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle53 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20157 (15%)
  • 21 to 25130 (13%)
  • 26 to 35216 (21%)
  • 36 to 45141 (14%)
  • 46 to 55105 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5%)
  • Over 7541 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (54%)
  • Passenger325 (32%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6280

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6280

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6280 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B6280 were recorded in 2 council areas. Darlington has the most, with 760, followed by County Durham (3).

Collisions on the B6280 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDarlington7601,023994
2ndCounty Durham3301

B6280 crashes by town

Of the 763 collisions on the B6280, 748 were in the built-up area of Darlington.

Recent crashes on the B6280

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6280, from 17 January 2023 to 26 December 2025.

Severity