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Dacorum road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2012, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2011 (329), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2012
285
Down 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
382
Down 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Dacorum in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight33788%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 285, down 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 285
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.4%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March22 (7.7%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May21 (7.4%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July18 (6.3%)
  • August18 (6.3%)
  • September26 (9.1%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (64%)
  • Wet or damp90 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph170 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (13%)
  • 70 mph29 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (67%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (19%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (67%)
  • Passenger88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2012.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2012

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2012, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2012

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2012: 26, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251263513
2ndA41213205
3rdA414202402
4thA4147203103
5thA4146131601
6thA5111604
7thM1111802
8thB48771201
9thB46356702
10thB45064600
11thB45053500
12thB4893401
13thB4882400
14thA4161100
15thB4861100
16thM251200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2012

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2012: 126.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2012

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2012: 70.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years