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Hartlepool road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1996, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (302), and casualties rose from 404.

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

Collisions in 1996
328
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
425
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1996 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious278.2%
  • Slight29389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious337.8%
  • Slight38490%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 328, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (6.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.7%)
  • February26 (7.9%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May30 (9.1%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August41 (13%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October22 (6.7%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (69%)
  • Wet or damp93 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (77%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (19%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (54%)
  • Pedestrian108 (25%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (6.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (49%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1996.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1996

The A689 and B1277 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1996, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689345028
2ndB1277343701
3rdA179162412
4thA178131911
5thA19112030
6thA104991301
7thA10866810
8thA10484501
9thB12763300
10thA11851100
11thA1521100
12thA1541100
13thA1591100
14thA1741200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1996

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 273.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1996

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1996: 111.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years