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Hartlepool road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 1999, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (292), and casualties fell from 391.

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

Collisions in 1999
263
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
356
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight31588%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 263, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (9.9%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.2%)
  • February20 (7.6%)
  • March26 (9.9%)
  • April16 (6.1%)
  • May18 (6.8%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August18 (6.8%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October15 (5.7%)
  • November38 (14%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (64%)
  • Wet or damp84 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (78%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (56%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (52%)
  • Passenger106 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 1999

Map of the last crash of 1999 in Hartlepool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Hartlepool ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1999.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 1999

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 1999: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689294407
2ndB1277263602
3rdA179192902
4thA1991811
5thA1786901
6thA10495801
7thB12765701
8thA10864601
9thA10482301
10thA10061101
11thA6851200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 1999

Hartlepool had 143 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 1999

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 1999: 60.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years