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Hartlepool road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2021, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (100), and casualties rose from 158.

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

Collisions in 2021
116
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
163
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2021

1.7% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight13985%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 116, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 116
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (22%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (7.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.3%)
  • February7 (6%)
  • March14 (12%)
  • April12 (10%)
  • May8 (6.9%)
  • June6 (5.2%)
  • July9 (7.8%)
  • August8 (6.9%)
  • September9 (7.8%)
  • October17 (15%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December6 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (79%)
  • Wet or damp23 (20%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph71 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (6%)
  • 70 mph14 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (28%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (56%)
  • Cyclist29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (17%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.6%)
  • Over 754 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (63%)
  • Passenger38 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2021.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2021

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2021, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2021

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2021: 21, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689212914
2ndA179173002
3rdB1277101301
4thA1971500
5thA1785811
6thB12763402
7thA10861101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2021

Hartlepool had 84 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2021

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2021: 42.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years