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Hartlepool road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1998, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1997 (332), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 1998
292
Down 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
391
Down 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight33786%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 292, down 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June18 (6.2%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August18 (6.2%)
  • September19 (6.5%)
  • October43 (15%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (68%)
  • Wet or damp91 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (80%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (17%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (59%)
  • Pedestrian80 (20%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (47%)
  • Passenger128 (33%)
  • Pedestrian80 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1998.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1998

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1998: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689384705
2ndB1277293504
3rdA179212503
4thA178162304
5thA19112201
6thA10498802
7thB12764901
8thA10861101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1998

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 247.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1998

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1998: 107.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years