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Hartlepool road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1988, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (336), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 1988
332
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
427
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight28486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36986%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 332, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (18%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.7%)
  • February30 (9%)
  • March25 (7.5%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July20 (6%)
  • August22 (6.6%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October31 (9.3%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (66%)
  • Wet or damp103 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (82%)
  • 40 mph20 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (37%)
  • Pedestrian112 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (7.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 2079 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (40%)
  • Passenger144 (34%)
  • Pedestrian112 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (63%)
  • Bus or coach49 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Hartlepool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1988.

Collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1988

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1988: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689395316
2ndB1277303314
3rdA178233221
4thA179123102
5thA1981401
6thA10497701
7thB12765502
8thA10864701
9thA10481100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1988

Hartlepool had 281 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1988

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1988: 140.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years