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Hartlepool road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2019, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2018 (78), and casualties rose from 101.

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

Collisions in 2019
105
Up 35% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
129
Up 28% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2019

1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2322%
  • Slight8177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10581%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 105, up 35% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 105
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (20%)
  • Thursday20 (19%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February10 (9.5%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April4 (3.8%)
  • May6 (5.7%)
  • June10 (9.5%)
  • July10 (9.5%)
  • August6 (5.7%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November6 (5.7%)
  • December9 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (77%)
  • Wet or damp19 (18%)
  • Snow3 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (84%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph6 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (48%)
  • Pedestrian28 (22%)
  • Cyclist23 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (11%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (10%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (59%)
  • Pedestrian28 (22%)
  • Passenger25 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle6 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2019.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2019

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2019, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2019

The A179 and B1277 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2019, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA179111301
2ndB1277111203
3rdA68991303
4thA196801
5thA10494600
6thB12763300
7thA10481200
8thA10861101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2019

Hartlepool had 90 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2019

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2019: 39.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years