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Dacorum road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1981, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (621), and casualties fell from 845.

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

Collisions in 1981
564
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
757
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Dacorum in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious15527%
  • Slight40371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious18224%
  • Slight56975%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 564, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.8%)
  • February50 (8.9%)
  • March48 (8.5%)
  • April54 (9.6%)
  • May56 (9.9%)
  • June44 (7.8%)
  • July42 (7.4%)
  • August44 (7.8%)
  • September52 (9.2%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November43 (7.6%)
  • December38 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (56%)
  • Wet or damp215 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)
  • Snow11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (67%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (23%)
  • 70 mph28 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (22%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (9%)
  • 16 to 20211 (28%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (59%)
  • Passenger197 (26%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (67%)
  • Motorcycle178 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 157th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1981

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1981: 94, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4194123034
2ndA414324219
3rdA4146314807
4thA4147273527
5thM1222818
6thA5203116
7thA4251101203
8thB450571312
9thB450671103
10thA4166804
11thB4876701
12thB4894901
13thA51833602
14thB45403402
15thB4863302
16thB4882301

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1981

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1981: 250.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1981

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1981: 126.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years