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Dacorum road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1997, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (587), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1997
611
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
887
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Dacorum in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight48479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious15317%
  • Slight72882%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 611, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.5%)
  • February55 (9%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April45 (7.4%)
  • May57 (9.3%)
  • June50 (8.2%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August42 (6.9%)
  • September44 (7.2%)
  • October49 (8%)
  • November59 (9.7%)
  • December45 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fog or mist21 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (62%)
  • Wet or damp215 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph323 (53%)
  • 40 mph48 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph125 (20%)
  • 70 mph99 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (20%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (75%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20159 (18%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35216 (24%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (65%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (81%)
  • Motorcycle73 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 138th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1997: 61, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16111018
2ndA42515474112
3rdA41416919
4thA414375204
5thA4146365919
6thA4147222804
7thA5192605
8thB487152203
9thB4505111404
10thB48891303
11thB463571101
12thB48971103
13thA4166903
14thM256601
15thB45063601
16thB4863300
17thB45402201
18thA10811300
19thA41251200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1997

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1997: 252.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1997

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1997: 137.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years