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Hartlepool road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1989, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1988 (332), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 1989
387
Up 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
500
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1989 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious389.8%
  • Slight34389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight44288%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 387, up 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday68 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February35 (9%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May33 (8.5%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August28 (7.2%)
  • September29 (7.5%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (65%)
  • Wet or damp125 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (41%)
  • Pedestrian115 (23%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (44%)
  • Passenger164 (33%)
  • Pedestrian115 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (63%)
  • Bus or coach57 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1989.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1989

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1989: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689456505
2ndB1277445002
3rdA178273503
4thA179151900
5thA19143223
6thA1049111114
7thB12766702
8thA10484400
9thA108631210

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1989

Hartlepool had 328 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1989

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1989: 148.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1989, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years