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Hartlepool road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2006, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (219), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2006
214
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
314
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight17883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27387%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 214, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday48 (22%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.6%)
  • February15 (7%)
  • March21 (9.8%)
  • April10 (4.7%)
  • May12 (5.6%)
  • June12 (5.6%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August18 (8.4%)
  • September27 (13%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (77%)
  • Wet or damp48 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (79%)
  • 40 mph15 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (22%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (64%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (57%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2006.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2006

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2006, with 48 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2006

The A179 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2006: 28, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA179284602
2ndA689264517
3rdB1277222615
4thA178142601
5thA1992002
6thA10493400
7thA10861101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2006

Hartlepool had 178 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2006

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2006: 74.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years