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Dacorum road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 1999, and 866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (610), and casualties fell from 907.

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

Collisions in 1999
592
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
866
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 1999

1% of collisions in Dacorum in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight47580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight72283%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 592, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.9%)
  • February46 (7.8%)
  • March37 (6.3%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May47 (7.9%)
  • June42 (7.1%)
  • July47 (7.9%)
  • August50 (8.4%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October50 (8.4%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (59%)
  • Wet or damp220 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph324 (55%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph107 (18%)
  • 70 mph106 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (21%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant647 (75%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20149 (17%)
  • 21 to 25111 (13%)
  • 26 to 35196 (23%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (61%)
  • Passenger258 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car976 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 136th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 1999

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 1999: 69, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42516994018
2ndM16212319
3rdA41467619
4thA414456209
5thA4146324807
6thA4147222802
7thA5152503
8thB4505101804
9thB487101500
10thB4887803
11thB46355500
12thB4864400
13thB4894802
14thA4163411
15thA4121100
16thB45061200
17thB45401200
18thB53781100
19thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 1999

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 1999: 250.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 1999

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 1999: 142.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years