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Dacorum road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1980, and 845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (568), and casualties rose from 780.

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

Collisions in 1980
621
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
845
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Dacorum in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious19431%
  • Slight41767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious24129%
  • Slight59370%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 621, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (12%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.3%)
  • February47 (7.6%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April42 (6.8%)
  • May42 (6.8%)
  • June54 (8.7%)
  • July68 (11%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September56 (9%)
  • October61 (9.8%)
  • November51 (8.2%)
  • December57 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (59%)
  • Wet or damp225 (36%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph409 (66%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph150 (24%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (21%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20277 (33%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (12%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (61%)
  • Passenger214 (25%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (66%)
  • Motorcycle182 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Dacorum

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dacorum ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 141st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1980

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1980: 111, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41111136139
2ndA41463959210
3rdA4147304208
4thM12851110
5thA5254218
6thA414212816
7thB4505172607
8thA425191101
9thB4876901
10thB48851002
11thB45064602
12thA4163301
13thA51832302
14thB45402200
15thA41411200
16thA45401100
17thB4891100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1980

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1980: 269.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1980

HP1 and HP3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1980, with 134 each.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years