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Dacorum road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1991, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (610), and casualties fell from 860.

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

Collisions in 1991
500
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
678
Down 21% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1991

1% of collisions in Dacorum in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight38878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight54781%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 500, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February38 (7.6%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April45 (9%)
  • May34 (6.8%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July42 (8.4%)
  • August38 (7.6%)
  • September46 (9.2%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (56%)
  • Wet or damp193 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (62%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph122 (24%)
  • 70 mph30 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (68%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20165 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35147 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (60%)
  • Passenger182 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (78%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 168th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1991

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1991: 70, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417082118
2ndA41462535010
3rdA4147253204
4thM1254807
5thA414192103
6thB487182601
7thB4505152003
8thA5121805
9thA425161211
10thB4886800
11thB450651202
12thA4164601
13thB4893301
14thB45401101
15thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1991

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1991: 225.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1991

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1991: 118.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years