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Dacorum road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1979, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 1979
568
Casualties in 1979
780
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Dacorum in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious14726%
  • Slight41072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious18624%
  • Slight58174%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 568.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.8%)
  • February31 (5.5%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April35 (6.2%)
  • May53 (9.3%)
  • June46 (8.1%)
  • July56 (9.9%)
  • August50 (8.8%)
  • September41 (7.2%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November56 (9.9%)
  • December46 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds442 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (61%)
  • Wet or damp190 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)
  • Snow11 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (66%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (14%)
  • 70 mph88 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (20%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20194 (25%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (59%)
  • Passenger209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (66%)
  • Motorcycle167 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 160th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1979

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1979: 112, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41112151130
2ndA4147364017
3rdM1275523
4thA4146264118
5thA52645111
6thA414222807
7thB45058804
8thB450681214
9thB4896701
10thA42515601
11thB4874901
12thB4883302
13thA4162200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1979

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1979: 261.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1979

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1979: 128.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years