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Dacorum road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2007, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (431), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 2007
403
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
586
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight35488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious528.9%
  • Slight53291%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 403, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.7%)
  • February38 (9.4%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April35 (8.7%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July36 (8.9%)
  • August23 (5.7%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November31 (7.7%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Other23 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph230 (57%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph48 (12%)
  • 70 mph71 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (21%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (70%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (65%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2007.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2007

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2007, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2007

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2007: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42514571111
2ndM1387101
3rdA41376305
4thA4146212700
5thA414202703
6thA4147203404
7thA5162202
8thB487111301
9thB450561002
10thB46356700
11thB4884400
12thB4894600
13thB4863400
14thB45062401

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2007

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2007: 148.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2007

HP3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2007: 83.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years