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Hartlepool road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1990, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (387), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 1990
397
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
475
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1990 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41888%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 397, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February30 (7.6%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July24 (6%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (63%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph318 (80%)
  • 40 mph20 (5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (39%)
  • Pedestrian135 (28%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (42%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian135 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (66%)
  • Bus or coach51 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1990.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1990

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1990: 49, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689495731
2ndB1277445003
3rdA178274604
4thA19182011
5thA179152503
6thA104991100
7thA10487800
8thA10864500
9thB12763400

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1990

Hartlepool had 321 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1990

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1990: 141.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years