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Hartlepool road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2002, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (253), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2002
252
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
341
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2002

2% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29988%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 252, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.6%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June15 (6%)
  • July17 (6.7%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September23 (9.1%)
  • October21 (8.3%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (64%)
  • Wet or damp90 (36%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (80%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (2%)
  • 70 mph15 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (21%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (57%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (18%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (54%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hartlepool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hartlepool ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2002.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2002

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2002, with 47 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2002

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2002: 31, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689315322
2ndB1277162203
3rdA179121603
4thA1991301
5thA10494600
6thA1784400
7thA10863300
8thB12762200
9thA10681100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2002

Hartlepool had 214 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2002

TS26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2002: 81.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2002, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years