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Dacorum road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2001, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2000 (670), and casualties fell from 999.

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

Collisions in 2001
591
Down 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
890
Down 11% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11319%
  • Slight47580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious13916%
  • Slight74884%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 591, down 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday120 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (11%)
  • February52 (8.8%)
  • March37 (6.3%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May55 (9.3%)
  • June42 (7.1%)
  • July45 (7.6%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September41 (6.9%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November57 (9.6%)
  • December58 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (56%)
  • Wet or damp235 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph306 (52%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph86 (15%)
  • 70 mph136 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (25%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant691 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (18%)
  • 21 to 25119 (13%)
  • 26 to 35227 (26%)
  • 36 to 45147 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (66%)
  • Passenger247 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (83%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dacorum

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dacorum ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 131st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2001

Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum, HP1 1BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2001, with 49 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2001

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2001: 72, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17215507
2ndA415790011
3rdA4251537608
4thA414365002
5thA4147295214
6thA4146274408
7thB487263604
8thA5172112
9thB4505101102
10thA41681204
11thB48871503
12thB46355601
13thM255500
14thB45064502
15thB4862201
16thA4051100
17thA4891401
18thA51831100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2001

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2001: 254.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2001

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2001: 144.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years