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Hartlepool road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2022, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (116), and casualties rose from 163.

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

Collisions in 2022
125
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
174
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2022

2.4% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight8971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight13175%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 125, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 125
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday29 (23%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday10 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February6 (4.8%)
  • March6 (4.8%)
  • April7 (5.6%)
  • May12 (9.6%)
  • June11 (8.8%)
  • July12 (9.6%)
  • August17 (14%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November8 (6.4%)
  • December6 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (86%)
  • Wet or damp17 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph84 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (4%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (59%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)
  • Cyclist22 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 257 (4%)
  • 26 to 3533 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (14%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (58%)
  • Passenger45 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2022.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2022

De Bruce, Hartlepool, TS24 9DL area and Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2022, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2022

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2022: 21, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689213207
2ndA179142311
3rdA17861012
4thA196803
5thB12774401
6thA10862300
7thA10491801
8thB12761200

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2022

Hartlepool had 99 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2022

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2022: 44.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2022, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2022.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years