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Hartlepool road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1991, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (397), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 1991
347
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
462
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1991

3.5% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight29284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight39886%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 347, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.2%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March30 (8.6%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June22 (6.3%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December26 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (5.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (58%)
  • Wet or damp141 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (77%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (52%)
  • Pedestrian116 (25%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (11%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (40%)
  • Passenger163 (35%)
  • Pedestrian116 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (72%)
  • Bus or coach35 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1991.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1991

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1991: 34, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689344957
2ndA178313812
3rdB1277304011
4thA19223221
5thA179193313
6thB127681402
7thA10864401
8thA10493301
9thA10482200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1991

Hartlepool had 284 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1991

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1991: 121.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1991, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years