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Dacorum road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 670 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2000, and 999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1999 (592), and casualties rose from 866.

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

Collisions in 2000
670
Up 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
999
Up 15% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight54381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious13714%
  • Slight85085%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 670, up 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.9%)
  • February53 (7.9%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April61 (9.1%)
  • May64 (9.6%)
  • June49 (7.3%)
  • July63 (9.4%)
  • August43 (6.4%)
  • September49 (7.3%)
  • October52 (7.8%)
  • November81 (12%)
  • December55 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (55%)
  • Wet or damp287 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph340 (51%)
  • 40 mph60 (9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (17%)
  • 70 mph146 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (25%)
  • Roundabout55 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant717 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9%)
  • Pedestrian69 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist38 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20167 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (13%)
  • 26 to 35236 (24%)
  • 36 to 45163 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (66%)
  • Passenger266 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,062 (77%)
  • Motorcycle87 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 116th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2000

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2000: 88, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18816017
2ndA4251567616
3rdA415068111
4thA414467715
5thA41464369210
6thA4147283807
7thA5244718
8thB487192103
9thB4505142712
10thB488101802
11thA41691301
12thM256701
13thB45065701
14thB46354501
15thB4863300
16thB4893400
17thB45402301
18thA40081100
19thA41251301
20thA51831100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2000

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2000: 252.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2000

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2000: 150.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years