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Dacorum road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1996, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1995 (561), and casualties rose from 835.

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

Collisions in 1996
587
Up 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
944
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Dacorum in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight45477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15316%
  • Slight78683%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 587, up 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.8%)
  • February56 (9.5%)
  • March49 (8.3%)
  • April46 (7.8%)
  • May38 (6.5%)
  • June39 (6.6%)
  • July35 (6%)
  • August55 (9.4%)
  • September37 (6.3%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December57 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (60%)
  • Wet or damp202 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow14 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph314 (53%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph122 (21%)
  • 70 mph97 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (21%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (79%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (17%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (25%)
  • 36 to 45118 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (61%)
  • Passenger306 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,012 (83%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 138th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1996

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1996: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16114109
2ndA42515495112
3rdA413754011
4thA4146365508
5thA414314808
6thA4147284406
7thB487233014
8thA5183514
9thB4505102513
10thB463591301
11thB450671402
12thB4886903
13thB4865602
14thA4163400
15thM253600
16thB4892200
17thA51831100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1996

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1996: 254.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1996

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1996: 149.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years