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TS26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,471 road traffic collisions in the TS26 postcode district, Hartlepool, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 319 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,471
1,529th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,166
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
319
332 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TS26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious31913%
  • Slight2,13686%

What the data shows

  • TS26 had 207 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 320 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in TS26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 644 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS26, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in TS26.

Where TS26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,529th
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
1,955th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday332 (13%)
  • Tuesday384 (16%)
  • Wednesday349 (14%)
  • Thursday351 (14%)
  • Friday452 (18%)
  • Saturday364 (15%)
  • Sunday239 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,842 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit575 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,331 (94%)
  • Roundabout57 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,345 (95%)
  • 40 mph57 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,919 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds314 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other76 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,508 (48%)
  • Pedestrian762 (24%)
  • Cyclist287 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant188 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant62 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS26 peaked at 91 in 1997; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252124
20241521
20231820
20222228
20212838
20201927
20192126
20181420
20172131
20162839
20152936
20142529
20133849
20123146
20112326
20103044
20093952
20082437
20072945
20065271
20053654
20046890
20035776
200281106
20015572
20005471
19993847
19986076
199791131
199683109
199579100
199486114
19937187
199278109
199190118
199089100
198988106
19887894
19877183
19867588
19855461
198478107
19837584
19826177
19818093
19808499
197984105

Map of recent crashes in TS26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS26

The 24 most recent collisions in TS26 happened between 27 October 2024 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS26

The B1277 has the most collisions in TS26, 473 of 2,471 (19%), followed by the A179 (124).

Collisions in TS26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1277473588145
2ndA179124175213
3rdA10866901
4thA1706601
5thA10495501
6thB12723400

Council area for TS26

TS26 is in Hartlepool, where police recorded 11,036 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TS26 accounts for 22% of them.

Town in TS26

Of the 2,471 collisions in TS26, 2,388 (97%) were in Hartlepool.