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Dacorum road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2008, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (403), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 2008
363
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
507
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Dacorum in 2008 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious359.6%
  • Slight32289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious448.7%
  • Slight45790%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 363, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.9%)
  • February28 (7.7%)
  • March33 (9.1%)
  • April36 (9.9%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August23 (6.3%)
  • September29 (8%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (59%)
  • Wet or damp139 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph188 (52%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph60 (17%)
  • 70 mph61 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (19%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (70%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (21%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (66%)
  • Passenger126 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2008.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2008

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2008, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2008

The A41 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2008: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41355504
2ndA4251315204
3rdA4146303715
4thM1253805
5thA414162100
6thA4147151700
7thA5142314
8thB45057900
9thB46357911
10thB48771400
11thB48861011
12thA4165601
13thB45062400
14thA101100
15thB4861100
16thB4891100
17thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2008

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2008: 138.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2008

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2008: 82.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Dacorum road accidents in other years