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Dacorum road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2002, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2001 (591), and casualties fell from 890.

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

Collisions in 2002
515
Down 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
776
Down 13% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Dacorum in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8717%
  • Slight42082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight66185%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 515, down 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March37 (7.2%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May41 (8%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August31 (6%)
  • September44 (8.5%)
  • October46 (8.9%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December35 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (60%)
  • Wet or damp206 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (56%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph72 (14%)
  • 70 mph108 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35170 (22%)
  • 36 to 45143 (18%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (64%)
  • Passenger209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (78%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 148th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2002

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2002, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2002

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2002: 70, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17013506
2ndA4251405918
3rdA41347147
4thA4147314506
5thA414304312
6thA4146253217
7thA5163002
8thB487142506
9thB450571003
10thB45066901
11thB46354401
12thB4884400
13thA4163301
14thB4862300
15thB4892300
16thM252200
17thA10811200
18thB45401200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2002

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2002: 217.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2002

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2002: 121.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years