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Hartlepool road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2012, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (140), and casualties rose from 188.

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

Collisions in 2012
150
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
217
Up 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight12684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight19088%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 150, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.7%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March14 (9.3%)
  • April13 (8.7%)
  • May9 (6%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July9 (6%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September12 (8%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (72%)
  • Wet or damp36 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph119 (79%)
  • 40 mph12 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (64%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (59%)
  • Passenger56 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2012.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2012

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2012, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2012

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2012: 25, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689253715
2ndB1277131600
3rdA179121603
4thA1961000
5thA10495501
6thA1785701
7thB12762300

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2012

Hartlepool had 129 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2012

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2012, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years