Road
Crashes on the A179
386 recorded collisions since 2000.
386
All crashes
6
Fatal
54
Serious
326
Slight
Since 2000 the A179 has seen 386 collisions, 6 of them fatal and 54 serious. That ranks it 1217th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 15.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 16% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 67% since 2000, from 15 to 5 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Hartlepool, County Durham and Basildon.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.