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Hartlepool road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1985, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (331), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 1985
323
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
387
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1985

2.5% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1985 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight27986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight34088%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 323, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.6%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November30 (9.3%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (81%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (5%)
  • 70 mph29 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (32%)
  • Pedestrian112 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (11%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5515 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (43%)
  • Pedestrian112 (29%)
  • Passenger107 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (64%)
  • Motorcycle56 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Hartlepool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1985.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1985

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1985: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689364317
2ndA178323804
3rdB1277252813
4thA179182005
5thA19184821
6thA1048111100
7thA10869902
8thA10496610
9thB12762200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1985

Hartlepool had 261 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1985

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1985: 131.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1985, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years