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Dacorum road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2006, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (434), and casualties fell from 638.

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

Collisions in 2006
431
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
622
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Dacorum in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight37687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious579.2%
  • Slight56290%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 431, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (18%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March38 (8.8%)
  • April26 (6%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September31 (7.2%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph225 (52%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (6%)
  • 60 mph66 (15%)
  • 70 mph76 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (20%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.7%)
  • 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 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (21%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (70%)
  • Passenger135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (79%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had the 173rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2006

Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum, HP1 1BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2006, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2006

The M1 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2006: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1468603
2ndA4251385006
3rdA41344803
4thA4147253012
5thA4146244203
6thA5223402
7thA414181903
8thB487122001
9thB450581000
10thB48871402
11thA4166901
12thB4865600
13thB46354501
14thM254801
15thB4893401
16thB45062200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2006

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2006: 158.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2006

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2006: 86.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years