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TS24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,229 road traffic collisions in the TS24 postcode district, Hartlepool, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 456 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,229
1,209th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,086
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
33 people killed
Serious collisions
456
500 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TS24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321%
  • Serious45614%
  • Slight2,74185%

What the data shows

  • TS24 had 285 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 516 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in TS24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 869 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS24, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in TS24.

Where TS24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,209th
Most casualties
1,286th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,612th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday455 (14%)
  • Tuesday418 (13%)
  • Wednesday435 (13%)
  • Thursday498 (15%)
  • Friday582 (18%)
  • Saturday501 (16%)
  • Sunday340 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,356 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit819 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,465 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway455 (14%)
  • Roundabout251 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,001 (93%)
  • 40 mph200 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,541 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds399 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other101 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,787 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,125 (28%)
  • Cyclist396 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist309 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant276 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant89 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant59 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS24 peaked at 115 in 1990; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252432
20241519
20232125
20224058
20212525
20203556
20193946
20181926
20173451
20163339
20154364
20145380
20133846
20124967
20114868
20104662
20095075
20084983
20076690
200674101
200572100
20046890
20037997
20027592
200182104
200076105
19995574
1998101134
1997100131
1996111133
19958094
1994108125
199394125
199290114
199195119
1990115129
1989109133
19888296
198799124
19867988
198596104
19848193
198386102
198299124
198198107
198096113
1979102123

Map of recent crashes in TS24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS24

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS24

The 24 most recent collisions in TS24 happened between 9 January and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS24

The A179 has the most collisions in TS24, 400 of 3,229 (12%), followed by the A689 (289).

Collisions in TS24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA179400571549
2ndA689289390234
3rdA1049230301341
4thA178187232216
5thB1277112140213
6thA108688122310
7thA1048638106
8thA1704400

Council area for TS24

TS24 is in Hartlepool, where police recorded 11,036 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TS24 accounts for 29% of them.

Town in TS24

Of the 3,229 collisions in TS24, 3,011 (93%) were in Hartlepool.