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Hartlepool road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1997, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (328), and casualties rose from 425.

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

Collisions in 1997
332
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
483
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42989%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 332, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March29 (8.7%)
  • April28 (8.4%)
  • May33 (9.9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July20 (6%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (65%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (77%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (64%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (50%)
  • Passenger168 (35%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1997.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1997

The B1277 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1997: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1277294206
2ndA689232814
3rdA179182502
4thA19153202
5thA178132711
6thB12766901
7thA10494400
8thA10863701
9thA10252200
10thA10482201
11thA11101100
12thA15001200
13thA3381100
14thA43011100
15thA50751100
16thB70451100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1997

Hartlepool had 268 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1997

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1997: 105.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years