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Dacorum road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1989, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (590), and casualties rose from 816.

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

Collisions in 1989
611
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
827
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1989

2% of collisions in Dacorum in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12921%
  • Slight47077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious15319%
  • Slight66180%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 611, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.5%)
  • February50 (8.2%)
  • March39 (6.4%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June54 (8.8%)
  • July40 (6.5%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September57 (9.3%)
  • October70 (11%)
  • November58 (9.5%)
  • December57 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (57%)
  • Wet or damp253 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (62%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph150 (25%)
  • 70 mph49 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (61%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (13%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20200 (24%)
  • 21 to 25131 (16%)
  • 26 to 35134 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (59%)
  • Passenger222 (27%)
  • Pedestrian113 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (73%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 152nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1989

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1989: 95, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4195126223
2ndM14167112
3rdA414324423
4thA4146315915
5thA4147212804
6thB487182114
7thB4505152710
8thA4251121401
9thA5111102
10thA416101213
11thB4506101604
12thB48851102
13thB4864400
14thB4894902
15thB45402201
16thA51831100
17thM251200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1989

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1989: 240.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1989

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1989: 138.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years