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Hartlepool road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2018, and 101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2017 (104), and casualties fell from 136.

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

Collisions in 2018
78
Down 25% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
101
Down 26% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2018

2.6% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious1621%
  • Slight6077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8281%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 78, down 25% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 78
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (15%)
  • Thursday12 (15%)
  • Friday15 (19%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (5.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (40%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (10%)
  • February9 (12%)
  • March7 (9%)
  • April5 (6.4%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June2 (2.6%)
  • July8 (10%)
  • August3 (3.8%)
  • September10 (13%)
  • October4 (5.1%)
  • November11 (14%)
  • December3 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight58 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (79%)
  • Wet or damp15 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph54 (69%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (55%)
  • Pedestrian23 (23%)
  • Cyclist14 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3%)
  • Van occupant2 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (4%)
  • 11 to 155 (5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (12%)
  • 21 to 258 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3517 (17%)
  • 36 to 4510 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5511 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (11%)
  • Over 759 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (59%)
  • Pedestrian23 (23%)
  • Passenger18 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2018.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2018

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2018, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2018

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2018: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689172303
2ndA1981001
3rdA1783401
4thB12773400
5thA10492201
6thA1792200
7thA10861101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2018

Hartlepool had 56 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2018

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2018: 26.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2018.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years