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Hartlepool road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2000, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1999 (263), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 2000
225
Down 14% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
318
Down 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious319.7%
  • Slight28489%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 225, down 14% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday30 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (20%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February21 (9.3%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April21 (9.3%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July15 (6.7%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September11 (4.9%)
  • October16 (7.1%)
  • November19 (8.4%)
  • December20 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (63%)
  • Wet or damp82 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (77%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (57%)
  • Pedestrian67 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (50%)
  • Passenger92 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (80%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2000.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2000

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2000: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689304002
2ndB1277172801
3rdA179132301
4thA1789902
5thA1991811
6thA10498904
7thA108661003
8thB12764501
9thA10481100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2000

Hartlepool had 187 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2000

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2000: 78.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years