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Dacorum road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1998, and 907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (611), and casualties rose from 887.

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

Collisions in 1998
610
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
907
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight48279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious13215%
  • Slight76684%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 610, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (17%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February43 (7%)
  • March59 (9.7%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May63 (10%)
  • June63 (10%)
  • July34 (5.6%)
  • August57 (9.3%)
  • September49 (8%)
  • October47 (7.7%)
  • November52 (8.5%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (59%)
  • Wet or damp244 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph349 (57%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (19%)
  • 70 mph92 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (17%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (70%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35192 (21%)
  • 36 to 45133 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (65%)
  • Passenger236 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car972 (81%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 133rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1998

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1998: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42515172110
2ndA415010228
3rdM1407614
4thA414355002
5thA4146355238
6thA4147334105
7thA5233407
8thB450591101
9thB463581303
10thB48781300
11thB450671101
12thB4886901
13thM256801
14thA4165800
15thB4864501
16thB4892200
17thB45401201

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1998

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1998: 254.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1998

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1998: 143.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years