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Dacorum road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1990, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (611), and casualties rose from 827.

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

Collisions in 1990
610
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
860
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1990

2.8% of collisions in Dacorum in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious12921%
  • Slight46476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight68580%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 610, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (11%)
  • Thursday108 (18%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February51 (8.4%)
  • March55 (9%)
  • April47 (7.7%)
  • May52 (8.5%)
  • June46 (7.5%)
  • July37 (6.1%)
  • August45 (7.4%)
  • September56 (9.2%)
  • October49 (8%)
  • November58 (9.5%)
  • December48 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (62%)
  • Wet or damp224 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph377 (62%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph158 (26%)
  • 70 mph42 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (63%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20184 (21%)
  • 21 to 25132 (15%)
  • 26 to 35173 (20%)
  • 36 to 45119 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (58%)
  • Passenger255 (30%)
  • Pedestrian108 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (78%)
  • Motorcycle97 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 148th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1990

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1990: 88, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4188122219
2ndA4146425628
3rdM13910216
4thA4147334114
5thA414192204
6thB4505193102
7thB487151603
8thA591405
9thB450691103
10thA425161303
11thA4165501
12thB4883300
13thB4862200
14thB4892301
15thA51831401
16thB45401110
17thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1990

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1990: 247.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1990

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1990: 150.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years