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Dacorum road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2013, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2012 (285), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2013
238
Down 16% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
307
Down 20% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Dacorum in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26586%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 238, down 16% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 238
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (20%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February18 (7.6%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May20 (8.4%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September31 (13%)
  • October15 (6.3%)
  • November20 (8.4%)
  • December11 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (60%)
  • Wet or damp88 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (59%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph31 (13%)
  • 70 mph31 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (65%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.9%)
  • Over 7517 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (70%)
  • Passenger49 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2013.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2013

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2013, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2013

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2013: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251232904
2ndA41223002
3rdA4146152701
4thM1121701
5thA4147111601
6thA414101111
7thA581302
8thB46354400
9thB45053301
10thB4883700
11thA4162200
12thB45062300
13thB4872201
14thB4892401
15thB4861100
16thM251101

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2013

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2013: 88.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2013

HP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2013: 48.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years