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Hartlepool road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2008, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (172), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2008
145
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
238
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2008

2.8% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight12183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight20988%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 145, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (19%)
  • Wednesday29 (20%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (12%)
  • February14 (9.7%)
  • March14 (9.7%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May7 (4.8%)
  • June11 (7.6%)
  • July8 (5.5%)
  • August6 (4.1%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October7 (4.8%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December14 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (70%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (72%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (20%)
  • 46 to 5524 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (57%)
  • Passenger76 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2008.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2008

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2008, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2008

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2008: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689344914
2ndB1277132002
3rdA179124203
4thA178102012
5thA1971120
6thA10495601
7thB12763601
8thA10481300

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2008

Hartlepool had 107 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2008

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2008: 53.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years