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Dacorum road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2004, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (475), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 2004
459
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
712
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Dacorum in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight38985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight62588%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 459, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday54 (12%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.7%)
  • February20 (4.4%)
  • March45 (9.8%)
  • April40 (8.7%)
  • May36 (7.8%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July33 (7.2%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September38 (8.3%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November35 (7.6%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (59%)
  • Wet or damp164 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph236 (51%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph68 (15%)
  • 70 mph113 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (25%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (66%)
  • Passenger200 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (79%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dacorum ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 167th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2004

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2004, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2004: 74, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17414908
2ndA41395406
3rdA4251366005
4thA4146254214
5thA4147253402
6thA414152101
7thA5142604
8thB48891101
9thB4875801
10thA4164600
11thB46354801
12thM254501
13thB45063401
14thB45052201
15thB4861100
16thB4891100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2004

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2004: 173.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2004

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2004: 93.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Dacorum road accidents in other years