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Dacorum road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1995, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (540), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 1995
561
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
835
Up 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1995

0.7% of collisions in Dacorum in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11520%
  • Slight44279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14918%
  • Slight68282%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 561, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.3%)
  • February37 (6.6%)
  • March46 (8.2%)
  • April45 (8%)
  • May50 (8.9%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July44 (7.8%)
  • August45 (8%)
  • September38 (6.8%)
  • October50 (8.9%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December66 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (62%)
  • Wet or damp195 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph304 (54%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph118 (21%)
  • 70 mph88 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (76%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20142 (17%)
  • 21 to 25136 (16%)
  • 26 to 35173 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (64%)
  • Passenger239 (29%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (81%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 146th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1995

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1995: 57, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42515782014
2ndA4147415109
3rdA41405406
4thA414405904
5thM13910203
6thA4146294328
7thA5183126
8thB487151804
9thB450591402
10thB48861002
11thB45065502
12thB46355901
13thA4164502
14thM254400
15thB4863400
16thB4893901
17thA51832200
18thB45401300

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1995

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1995: 239.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1995

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1995: 130.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years