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Hartlepool road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 92 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool in 2025, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2024 (74), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2025
92
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Hartlepool in 2025

3.3% of collisions in Hartlepool in 2025 were fatal and 47% serious, against 1.7% and 15% in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious4347%
  • Slight4650%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious4640%
  • Slight6758%

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 397 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 92, up 24% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 92
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (14%)
  • Tuesday9 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday9 (9.8%)
  • Thursday23 (25%)
  • Friday17 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (11%)
  • February9 (9.8%)
  • March13 (14%)
  • April2 (2.2%)
  • May8 (8.7%)
  • June5 (5.4%)
  • July6 (6.5%)
  • August5 (5.4%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October8 (8.7%)
  • November6 (6.5%)
  • December10 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (85%)
  • Wet or damp12 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph61 (66%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (20%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hartlepool in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (47%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)
  • Cyclist17 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (15%)
  • 16 to 2023 (20%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4513 (11%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (9.5%)
  • Over 759 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (60%)
  • Passenger24 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hartlepool in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hartlepool had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2025.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hartlepool in 2025

Victoria, Hartlepool, TS24 8AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hartlepool in 2025, with 18 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Hartlepool with the most crashes in 2025

The A689 had the most collisions in Hartlepool in 2025: 11, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hartlepool, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA689111404
2ndA17971414
3rdB12777704
4thA10495601
5thA195512
6thA1781100
7thB12761201

Towns in Hartlepool: crashes in 2025

Hartlepool had 71 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool: crashes in 2025

TS25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hartlepool in 2025: 30.

Latest crashes in Hartlepool in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Hartlepool in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2025.

Severity

Hartlepool road accidents in other years