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Hartlepool road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2017, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (120), and casualties fell from 163.

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

Collisions in 2017
104
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
136
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2017

1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3029%
  • Slight7370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3224%
  • Slight10376%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 104, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 104
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (19%)
  • Tuesday7 (6.7%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (23%)
  • Friday22 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.7%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March5 (4.8%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May9 (8.7%)
  • June13 (13%)
  • July6 (5.8%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September8 (7.7%)
  • October5 (4.8%)
  • November16 (15%)
  • December4 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (84%)
  • Wet or damp12 (12%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (77%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (22%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (54%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (10%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (17%)
  • 26 to 3517 (13%)
  • 36 to 4513 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (13%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (62%)
  • Passenger31 (23%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2017.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2017

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2017, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2017

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2017: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689141704
2ndA17991111
3rdA198900
4thB12776801
5thA1785602
6thB12762201
7thA10491200
8thA10861200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2017

Hartlepool had 82 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2017

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2017: 35.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years