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Hartlepool road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2016, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (136), and casualties fell from 202.

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

Collisions in 2016
120
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
163
Down 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious3126%
  • Slight8672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight12979%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 120, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 120
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (25%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (10%)
  • Sunday5 (4.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February7 (5.8%)
  • March8 (6.7%)
  • April11 (9.2%)
  • May9 (7.5%)
  • June9 (7.5%)
  • July9 (7.5%)
  • August6 (5%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November19 (16%)
  • December6 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (80%)
  • Wet or damp21 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph86 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (5%)
  • 60 mph6 (5%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (56%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2011 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 2523 (14%)
  • 26 to 3522 (13%)
  • 36 to 4518 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (15%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.7%)
  • Over 7512 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (57%)
  • Passenger44 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (72%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2016.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2016

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2016, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2016

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2016: 19, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689192815
2ndA179121414
3rdA1991704
4thB127791011
5thA1785802
6thA10493400
7thA10863301
8thB12762201
9thA10481100

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2016

Hartlepool had 91 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2016

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2016: 40.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2016, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years