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Hartlepool road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1984, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (341), and casualties rose from 412.

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

Collisions in 1984
331
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
424
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1984 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight27683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36486%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 331, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (8.8%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.7%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April29 (8.8%)
  • May31 (9.4%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (74%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (38%)
  • Pedestrian102 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (10%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (23%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (46%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian102 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (65%)
  • Motorcycle61 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1984.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1984

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1984: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689434608
2ndB1277344035
3rdA178284825
4thA179233704
5thA1049131801
6thA19132201
7thA1086121602
8thA10483300
9thB12763401

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1984

Hartlepool had 253 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1984

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1984: 132.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years