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Hartlepool road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2007, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2006 (214), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2007
172
Down 20% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
266
Down 15% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22384%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 172, down 20% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.1%)
  • February15 (8.7%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May11 (6.4%)
  • June11 (6.4%)
  • July15 (8.7%)
  • August11 (6.4%)
  • September8 (4.7%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November25 (15%)
  • December10 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (77%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (74%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (58%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (16%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (52%)
  • Passenger85 (32%)
  • Pedestrian44 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (77%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2007.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2007

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2007, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2007

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2007: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689324303
2ndA179264312
3rdB1277161903
4thA178101701
5thA194601
6thA10493300
7thB12762300

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2007

Hartlepool had 143 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2007

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2007: 66.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2007.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years