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Dacorum road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1982, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (564), and casualties rose from 757.

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

Collisions in 1982
546
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
760
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1982

2.6% of collisions in Dacorum in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious15528%
  • Slight37769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious18624%
  • Slight56074%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 546, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.2%)
  • February34 (6.2%)
  • March38 (7%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June42 (7.7%)
  • July53 (9.7%)
  • August48 (8.8%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October53 (9.7%)
  • November47 (8.6%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (60%)
  • Wet or damp198 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (66%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph138 (25%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.1%)
  • 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 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20240 (32%)
  • 21 to 25118 (16%)
  • 26 to 3598 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (59%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (67%)
  • Motorcycle171 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 168th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1982

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1982: 107, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41107149230
2ndA41463360111
3rdA414263215
4thA4147202503
5thA5173038
6thM1122012
7thB4505111401
8thA4251101103
9thB48881100
10thA41651011
11thB4875802
12thB45064811
13thB4864403
14thB4892301

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1982

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1982: 234.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1982

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1982: 125.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years