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Hartlepool road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2023, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2022 (125), and casualties fell from 174.

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

Collisions in 2023
89
Down 29% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
118
Down 32% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious2528%
  • Slight6371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2521%
  • Slight9278%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 89, down 29% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 89
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday15 (17%)
  • Wednesday10 (11%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday18 (20%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (7.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (13%)
  • February5 (5.6%)
  • March13 (15%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May4 (4.5%)
  • June5 (5.6%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August4 (4.5%)
  • September4 (4.5%)
  • October8 (9%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December4 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (71%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (26%)
  • Roundabout9 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (58%)
  • Pedestrian21 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 2517 (14%)
  • 26 to 3523 (19%)
  • 36 to 4517 (14%)
  • 46 to 559 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.2%)
  • Over 751 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (62%)
  • Passenger24 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2023.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2023

Burn Valley, Hartlepool, TS25 1SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2023, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2023

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2023: 22, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689223316
2ndA179111303
3rdB12777804
4thA10862600
5thA192500
6thA1781100
7thB12761101

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2023

Hartlepool had 67 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2023

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2023: 34.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years