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Hartlepool road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2003, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (252), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 2003
257
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
361
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight30584%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 257, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.6%)
  • February18 (7%)
  • March24 (9.3%)
  • April15 (5.8%)
  • May23 (8.9%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July18 (7%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October35 (14%)
  • November17 (6.6%)
  • December13 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (74%)
  • Wet or damp58 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (77%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph24 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (21%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (61%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (8%)
  • 16 to 2037 (10%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (53%)
  • Passenger116 (32%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hartlepool ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2003.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2003

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2003, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2003

The A689 and B1277 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2003, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689243413
2ndB1277244104
3rdA179202703
4thA19203716
5thA178141802
6thA10494501
7thA10481100
8thB12761100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2003

Hartlepool had 204 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2003

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2003: 87.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years