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Hartlepool road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1979, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,036 collisions in Hartlepool.

Collisions in 1979
383
Casualties in 1979
479
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight40985%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 383.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.4%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March21 (5.5%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August37 (9.7%)
  • September36 (9.4%)
  • October51 (13%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (35%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other186 (49%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (68%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Snow11 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (75%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (37%)
  • Pedestrian149 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1061 (13%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (22%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (46%)
  • Pedestrian149 (31%)
  • Passenger110 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (62%)
  • Motorcycle89 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach37 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Hartlepool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1979.

Collisions
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1979

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1979: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689446217
2ndA19243607
3rdA179141912
4thA178101301
5thA108691112
6thA1705500
7thA10493401
8thA6802200
9thA10461100
10thA10561100
11thA1741100
12thB12771100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1979

Hartlepool had 298 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1979

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1979: 152.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1979, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years