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Hartlepool road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2015, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (144), and casualties fell from 209.

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

Collisions in 2015
136
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
202
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3324%
  • Slight10275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight16481%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 136, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday15 (11%)
  • Saturday26 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.1%)
  • February5 (3.7%)
  • March12 (8.8%)
  • April8 (5.9%)
  • May11 (8.1%)
  • June6 (4.4%)
  • July17 (13%)
  • August20 (15%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October9 (6.6%)
  • November13 (9.6%)
  • December10 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (6.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (80%)
  • Wet or damp25 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (71%)
  • 40 mph21 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (23%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (65%)
  • Cyclist19 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (24%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5%)
  • Over 757 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (60%)
  • Passenger64 (32%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2015.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2015

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2015, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2015

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2015: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689294108
2ndB1277151702
3rdA179122003
4thA1971411
5thA17851102
6thA10481300
7thA10491100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2015

Hartlepool had 113 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2015

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2015: 47.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years