Skip to main content
CrashStats

Hartlepool road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1987, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1986 (297), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 1987
336
Up 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
430
Up 17% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1987 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious288.3%
  • Slight30190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious347.9%
  • Slight38990%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 336, up 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (9.2%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (22%)
  • Sunday29 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.9%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June40 (12%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September24 (7.1%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November31 (9.2%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (62%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (80%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (41%)
  • Pedestrian113 (26%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (16%)
  • 26 to 3578 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (41%)
  • Passenger139 (32%)
  • Pedestrian113 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (65%)
  • Bus or coach51 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1987.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1987

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1987: 37, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689376016
2ndB1277354914
3rdA179284321
4thA19132100
5thA178111301
6thA104981600
7thA10487701
8thA10867900
9thB12764401
10thA11791100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1987

Hartlepool had 278 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1987

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1987: 128.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years