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Hartlepool road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1981, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (362), and casualties fell from 441.

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

Collisions in 1981
352
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
416
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1981

2% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1981 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight30085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight35886%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 352, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.5%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April32 (9.1%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August33 (9.4%)
  • September20 (5.7%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (28%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.3%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (78%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (32%)
  • Pedestrian121 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (23%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (10%)
  • 16 to 20124 (30%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (10%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (47%)
  • Pedestrian121 (29%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (59%)
  • Motorcycle103 (19%)
  • Bus or coach38 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1981.

Collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1981

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1981: 32, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689323827
2ndA19132210
3rdA179111901
4thA10867700
5thA1785700
6thA10492200
7thA1702200
8thB12772200
9thA1811100
10thB12761101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1981

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 283.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1981

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1981: 130.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1981, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years