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Hartlepool road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2009, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (145), and casualties fell from 238.

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

Collisions in 2009
150
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
216
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2009

2.7% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious209.3%
  • Slight19188%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 150, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (19%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.7%)
  • February12 (8%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April12 (8%)
  • May10 (6.7%)
  • June10 (6.7%)
  • July13 (8.7%)
  • August9 (6%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October11 (7.3%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December12 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (72%)
  • Wet or damp38 (25%)
  • Snow3 (2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph108 (72%)
  • 40 mph12 (8%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (10%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (12%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (59%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (59%)
  • Passenger60 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2009.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2009

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2009, with 30 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2009

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2009: 22, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689223311
2ndA179122001
3rdB1277111702
4thA10496900
5thA1961002
6thA1785910
7thA10863400
8thB12762200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2009

Hartlepool had 116 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2009

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2009: 50.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2009.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years