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Hartlepool road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1980, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (383), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 1980
362
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
441
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1980 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight30283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight37585%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 362, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March42 (12%)
  • April29 (8%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July26 (7.2%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September26 (7.2%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December30 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (59%)
  • Wet or damp133 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (78%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (33%)
  • Pedestrian135 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1062 (14%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (25%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4531 (7%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (46%)
  • Pedestrian135 (31%)
  • Passenger102 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (60%)
  • Motorcycle84 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Hartlepool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1980.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1980

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1980: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689334715
2ndA19203002
3rdA179131711
4thA178101404
5thA10496701
6thA10865703
7thA1703301
8thB12773300
9thA6802200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1980

Hartlepool had 285 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1980

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1980: 128.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years