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Hartlepool road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1986, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (323), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 1986
297
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
368
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1986 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight32087%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 297, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February26 (8.8%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April26 (8.8%)
  • May27 (9.1%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November23 (7.7%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (5.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (65%)
  • Wet or damp97 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (80%)
  • 40 mph12 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (45%)
  • Pedestrian96 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2070 (19%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (44%)
  • Passenger111 (30%)
  • Pedestrian96 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (66%)
  • Bus or coach37 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1986

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1986 in Hartlepool

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  • 11 crashes
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1986.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1986

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1986: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689354217
2ndA179203303
3rdB1277202101
4thA178162312
5thA19132101
6thA1049101302
7thA10868901
8thB12767701
9thA104851001

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1986

Hartlepool had 226 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1986

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1986: 100.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years