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Dacorum road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2005, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (459), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 2005
434
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
638
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Dacorum in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6410%
  • Slight56989%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 434, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March38 (8.8%)
  • April41 (9.4%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July29 (6.7%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October32 (7.4%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (53%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (3%)
  • 60 mph54 (12%)
  • 70 mph110 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (28%)
  • Roundabout26 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (24%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (66%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (77%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2005.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2005

Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum, HP1 1BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2005, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2005

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2005: 64, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM16412202
2ndA41467214
3rdA4251284106
4thA414223411
5thA4146213004
6thA4147203003
7thA5173113
8thB487111304
9thA4165500
10thB45065601
11thB46355600
12thB4894501
13thB4863400
14thB45051100
15thB45401100
16thB4881100
17thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2005

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2005: 177.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2005

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2005: 92.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years