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Dacorum road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2010, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (308), and casualties fell from 454.

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

Collisions in 2010
325
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
445
Down 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2010

1.8% of collisions in Dacorum in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious419.2%
  • Slight39789%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 325, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday58 (18%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February28 (8.6%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July26 (8%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September29 (8.9%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (60%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.8%)
  • Snow10 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph180 (55%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph52 (16%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (70%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (66%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2010.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2010

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2010, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2010

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2010: 31, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251313812
2ndA41283723
3rdM1223413
4thA4146193513
5thA4147162001
6thA5152303
7thA414131502
8thB487111700
9thB450561202
10thB4884501
11thB45063301
12thB46353300
13thB4863400
14thA4161100
15thA51831100
16thB4891100
17thM251100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2010

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2010: 129.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2010

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2010: 64.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years