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Dacorum road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1994, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (555), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1994
540
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
719
Down 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Dacorum in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight42879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12117%
  • Slight59282%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1994 is highlighted, with 540, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.7%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April48 (8.9%)
  • May46 (8.5%)
  • June36 (6.7%)
  • July45 (8.3%)
  • August40 (7.4%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October50 (9.3%)
  • November49 (9.1%)
  • December52 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (58%)
  • Wet or damp212 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph319 (59%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (20%)
  • 70 mph66 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (69%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20124 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (25%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (65%)
  • Passenger163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (80%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 152nd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1994

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1994: 52, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251526415
2ndM1438316
3rdA4146354826
4thA414284007
5thA41273105
6thA4147253409
7thB487162408
8thA5151902
9thB4505101704
10thB450671401
11thB48871003
12thA4166900
13thB46355712
14thB4895703
15thB4864601
16thB45403401
17thA41252200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1994

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1994: 233.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1994

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1994: 122.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1994, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years