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Dacorum road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 590 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1988, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (592), and casualties rose from 810.

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

Collisions in 1988
590
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
816
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1988

0.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious13623%
  • Slight45176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious16320%
  • Slight65080%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 590, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday79 (13%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.8%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March48 (8.1%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July43 (7.3%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September65 (11%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December50 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (58%)
  • Wet or damp235 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (63%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph118 (20%)
  • 70 mph51 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (60%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (6%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20161 (20%)
  • 21 to 25161 (20%)
  • 26 to 35142 (17%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (59%)
  • Passenger220 (27%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (74%)
  • Motorcycle108 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 154th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1988

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1988: 95, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4195133023
2ndM1447015
3rdA4146293404
4thB487253106
5thA5244607
6thA414232607
7thA4147183105
8thB4505111503
9thB488102104
10thA4167901
11thA42517901
12thB45065903
13thB4863300
14thB4893300
15thM253301
16thA41161100
17thB45401301

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1988

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1988: 243.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1988

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1988: 119.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years