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Hartlepool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,036 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025, and 14,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 186 were fatal and 1,631 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 92 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (74), and casualties rose from 107 to 116.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,036
40th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
14,689
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
186
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
92
Up 24% on 2024

Crash severity in Hartlepool

1.7% of collisions in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1861.7%
  • Serious1,63115%
  • Slight9,21984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1971.3%
  • Serious1,84113%
  • Slight12,65186%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. In 2025 there were 92, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 92
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
202474107
202389118
2022125174
2021116163
2020100158
2019105129
201878101
2017104136
2016120163
2015136202
2014144209
2013142189
2012150217
2011140188
2010142192
2009150216
2008145238
2007172266
2006214314
2005219337
2004260353
2003257361
2002252341
2001253354
2000225318
1999263356
1998292391
1997332483
1996328425
1995302404
1994336442
1993334446
1992316412
1991347462
1990397475
1989387500
1988332427
1987336430
1986297368
1985323387
1984331424
1983341412
1982341449
1981352416
1980362441
1979383479

When and where crashes happen in Hartlepool

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,568 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,562 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,511 (14%)
  • Thursday1,629 (15%)
  • Friday1,948 (18%)
  • Saturday1,629 (15%)
  • Sunday1,189 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59340 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59134 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59960 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,459 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,206 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,831 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,121 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January840 (7.6%)
  • February808 (7.3%)
  • March900 (8.2%)
  • April868 (7.9%)
  • May894 (8.1%)
  • June874 (7.9%)
  • July917 (8.3%)
  • August892 (8.1%)
  • September925 (8.4%)
  • October1,022 (9.3%)
  • November1,100 (10%)
  • December996 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,981 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,572 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting330 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown110 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,550 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,362 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds370 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds156 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds100 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist81 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other358 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,362 (67%)
  • Wet or damp3,319 (30%)
  • Frost or ice217 (2%)
  • Snow96 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,533 (77%)
  • 40 mph841 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph221 (2%)
  • 60 mph613 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph799 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,349 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,931 (17%)
  • Roundabout590 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded106 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7,410 (50%)
  • Pedestrian3,134 (21%)
  • Cyclist1,282 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist1,187 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant789 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant349 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant266 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant142 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)73 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5568 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 101,059 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 151,252 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 202,482 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,753 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,403 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,756 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,281 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65997 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75644 (4.4%)
  • Over 75452 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,316 (50%)
  • Passenger4,239 (29%)
  • Pedestrian3,134 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,158 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle1,303 (7%)
  • Motorcycle1,241 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes948 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach895 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car434 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes361 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle125 (0.7%)
  • Minibus96 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hartlepool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hartlepool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hartlepool ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had the 40th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
40th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 52nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point11,45414,7201201,931
311thMonmouthshire11,39516,8373512,753
312thHartlepool (this area)11,03614,6891861,631
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816
314thBoston10,89415,1162421,854
315thWorcester10,72313,0191141,693

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool, with 759 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025: 1,395, including 43 fatal and 235 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6891,3951,99943235
2ndB12779051,16213106
3rdA1797141,0851495
4thA1785448111485
5thA195028872977
6thA1049249324345
7thA1086143198527
8thB1276126168032
9thA1048648207
10thA170101001
11thA6804400
12thB12724500
13thA10252200
14thA11852201
15thA1542201
16thA1742300
17thA10061101
18thA10461100
19thA10561100
20thA10681100

Towns in Hartlepool

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,868.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025: 3,904.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hartlepool, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

Severity