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Hartlepool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,871 road traffic collisions in Hartlepool from 1979 to 2025, and 11,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 1,232 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 71 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
8,871
132nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
11,211
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
107 people killed
Serious collisions
1,232
1,316 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
71
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
87
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hartlepool

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1051.2%
  • Serious1,23214%
  • Slight7,53485%

What the data shows

  • Hartlepool had 779 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 1,245 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Hartlepool were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,557 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hartlepool, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Hartlepool.

Where Hartlepool ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
132nd
Most casualties
134th
Most fatal collisions
112th
Most serious collisions
153rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,243 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,263 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,231 (14%)
  • Thursday1,322 (15%)
  • Friday1,572 (18%)
  • Saturday1,309 (15%)
  • Sunday931 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,467 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,247 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown93 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,332 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway897 (10%)
  • Roundabout499 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded91 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,059 (91%)
  • 40 mph651 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph45 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph83 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,963 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,081 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds292 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other275 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,913 (44%)
  • Pedestrian2,954 (26%)
  • Cyclist1,148 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist945 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant675 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant235 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant192 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant92 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hartlepool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hartlepool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hartlepool peaked at 328 in 1989; 2025 had 71.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 71
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257187
20245571
20236782
202299133
202184105
202084131
201990108
20185674
201782110
201691117
2015113158
2014120162
2013117147
2012129181
2011111150
2010111146
2009116161
2008107153
2007143221
2006178247
2005175258
2004214277
2003204279
2002214279
2001209274
2000189255
1999143184
1998248326
1997268365
1996273332
1995245303
1994284356
1993279350
1992254327
1991284363
1990321362
1989328396
1988281332
1987278330
1986226257
1985261288
1984253303
1983286333
1982264330
1981283318
1980285329
1979298361

Map of recent crashes in Hartlepool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hartlepool

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hartlepool

The 24 most recent collisions in Hartlepool happened between 11 September and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hartlepool

The B1277 has the most collisions in Hartlepool, 900 of 8,871 (10%), followed by the A689 (875).

Collisions in Hartlepool on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB12779001,15513105
2ndA6898751,17818118
3rdA179455633749
4thA178321416334
5thA1049143187323
6thB1276123164031
7thA1086108145425
8thA1048607806
9thA170101001
10thB12725601
11thA6804400

Council area for Hartlepool

Hartlepool is in Hartlepool, where police recorded 11,036 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hartlepool accounts for 80% of them.

Postcode districts in Hartlepool

Collisions in Hartlepool were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by TS25 (3,367) and TS24 (3,011).