Crap Towns / Hartlepool / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Hartlepool?
There were 3.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Hartlepool from 2021 to 2025, 29% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.0, up from 2.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Eston | 13.8 km | 3.3 |
| Hartlepool | – | 3.1 |
| Middlesbrough | 15.0 km | 3.1 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 14.3 km | 2.6 |
| Horden | 11.0 km | 2.1 |
| Easington | 13.7 km | 2.0 |
| Wingate | 11.4 km | 2.0 |
| Peterlee | 12.0 km | 1.9 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.5 km | 1.9 |
| Billingham | 10.2 km | 1.8 |
| Redcar | 12.5 km | 1.7 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |