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Hartlepool road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2020, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2019 (105), and casualties rose from 129.

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

Collisions in 2020
100
Down 5% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
158
Up 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2020

4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious1811%
  • Slight13686%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 100, down 5% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 100
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday20 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9%)
  • February9 (9%)
  • March9 (9%)
  • April3 (3%)
  • May6 (6%)
  • June9 (9%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August10 (10%)
  • September7 (7%)
  • October13 (13%)
  • November7 (7%)
  • December6 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (76%)
  • Wet or damp22 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (74%)
  • 40 mph10 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (3%)
  • 60 mph4 (4%)
  • 70 mph9 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (58%)
  • Cyclist25 (16%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.1%)
  • Over 751 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (60%)
  • Passenger51 (32%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (10%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2020.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2020

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2020, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2020

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2020: 15, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689152313
2ndB1277123001
3rdA179111301
4thA1981912
5thA1785501
6thA10491100
7thB12761200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2020

Hartlepool had 84 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2020

TS24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2020: 35.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2020, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years