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Hartlepool road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2005, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2004 (260), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2005
219
Down 16% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
337
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2005

1.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29888%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 219, down 16% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March8 (3.7%)
  • April26 (12%)
  • May17 (7.8%)
  • June18 (8.2%)
  • July32 (15%)
  • August13 (5.9%)
  • September16 (7.3%)
  • October18 (8.2%)
  • November18 (8.2%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (71%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (29%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (68%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (53%)
  • Passenger112 (33%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2005.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2005

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2005, with 52 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2005

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2005: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689467617
2ndA179214004
3rdB1277182302
4thA19132024
5thA178101401
6thA10493301
7thB12763400
8thA10481401

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2005

Hartlepool had 175 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2005

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2005: 81.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2005, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years