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Hartlepool road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2024, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (89), and casualties fell from 118.

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

Collisions in 2024
74
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
107
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2024

2.7% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2024 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious2939%
  • Slight4358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3432%
  • Slight7166%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 74, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 74
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (15%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday6 (8.1%)
  • Thursday11 (15%)
  • Friday16 (22%)
  • Saturday9 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.4%)
  • February3 (4.1%)
  • March5 (6.8%)
  • April5 (6.8%)
  • May7 (9.5%)
  • June8 (11%)
  • July7 (9.5%)
  • August5 (6.8%)
  • September7 (9.5%)
  • October9 (12%)
  • November7 (9.5%)
  • December7 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (81%)
  • Wet or damp13 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (68%)
  • 40 mph9 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway50 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (26%)
  • Roundabout5 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (60%)
  • Cyclist18 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (14%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (2.8%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (18%)
  • 21 to 2510 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3515 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.5%)
  • Over 756 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (56%)
  • Passenger32 (30%)
  • Pedestrian15 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle4 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2024.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2024

Burn Valley, Hartlepool, TS25 1SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2024, with 11 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2024

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2024: 19, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6891936210
2ndB12778904
3rdA1795600
4thA192300
5thA10491100
6thA1781300

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2024

Hartlepool had 55 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2024

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2024: 30.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2024.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years