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Hartlepool road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2004, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (257), and casualties fell from 361.

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

Collisions in 2004
260
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
353
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2004

2.7% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30486%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 260, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June16 (6.2%)
  • July18 (6.9%)
  • August13 (5%)
  • September22 (8.5%)
  • October25 (9.6%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December25 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (67%)
  • Wet or damp79 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (76%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (24%)
  • Roundabout13 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (57%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (19%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (53%)
  • Passenger103 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (77%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2004.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2004

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2004, with 56 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2004

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2004: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689384714
2ndB1277294211
3rdA179212811
4thA19193613
5thA178111903
6thA10495811
7thB12764902
8thA10861300

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2004

Hartlepool had 214 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2004

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2004: 89.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2004, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years