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Dacorum road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2003, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (515), and casualties fell from 776.

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

Collisions in 2003
475
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
725
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2003

0.2% of collisions in Dacorum in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight62887%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 475, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August27 (5.7%)
  • September30 (6.3%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December58 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (63%)
  • Wet or damp159 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph254 (53%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (14%)
  • 70 mph111 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (24%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (18%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (64%)
  • Passenger204 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (80%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 159th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2003

Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum, HP1 1BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2003, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2003

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2003: 64, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16413209
2ndA4251497706
3rdA41477109
4thA4147253604
5thA4146233005
6thA414172104
7thA5132706
8thB48781002
9thB45056802
10thB450661203
11thB46356902
12thB4884901
13thA4163601
14thB4893300
15thB4862201
16thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2003

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2003: 191.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2003

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2003: 101.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years