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Hartlepool road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2001, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2000 (225), and casualties rose from 318.

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

Collisions in 2001
253
Up 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
354
Up 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30887%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 253, up 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February22 (8.7%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May17 (6.7%)
  • June24 (9.5%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August14 (5.5%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October23 (9.1%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (55%)
  • Wet or damp106 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (81%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (61%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (53%)
  • Passenger107 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hartlepool

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hartlepool ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2001.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2001

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2001, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2001

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2001: 30, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689304523
2ndA179202902
3rdB1277202804
4thA19102202
5thA17881410
6thB127671003
7thA10492300
8thA10862500
9thA10481200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2001

Hartlepool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 209.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2001

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2001: 84.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years