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Hartlepool road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1982, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (352), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 1982
341
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
449
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1982

2.1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1982 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight28884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39187%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 341, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday74 (22%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February31 (9.1%)
  • March18 (5.3%)
  • April26 (7.6%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June25 (7.3%)
  • July22 (6.5%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November45 (13%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (74%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian96 (21%)
  • Cyclist49 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (27%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (53%)
  • Passenger116 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (57%)
  • Motorcycle104 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1982.

Collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1982

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1982: 46, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6894671211
2ndA19162824
3rdA1086152211
4thA178101402
5thA17991401
6thA10495704
7thB12774910

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1982

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 264.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1982

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1982: 133.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years