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Hartlepool road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1983, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982, and casualties fell from 449.

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

Collisions in 1983
341
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
412
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1983 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight34684%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 341, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (4.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April30 (8.8%)
  • May25 (7.3%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July45 (13%)
  • August17 (5%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November33 (9.7%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (60%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (78%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (31%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (10%)
  • 11 to 1545 (11%)
  • 16 to 20102 (25%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (11%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (46%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Passenger100 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (59%)
  • Motorcycle94 (18%)
  • Bus or coach39 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hartlepool

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1983.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1983

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1983: 38, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689385318
2ndA179374715
3rdB1277354012
4thA178232906
5thA1991603
6thB12765502
7thA10484401
8thA10864411
9thA10492201
10thA1541101
11thA1551200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1983

Hartlepool had 286 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1983

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1983: 138.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years