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Dacorum road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2014, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (238), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 2014
239
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
344
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Dacorum in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious339.6%
  • Slight30890%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 239, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday27 (11%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October10 (4.2%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (64%)
  • Wet or damp80 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (63%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (10%)
  • 70 mph38 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (21%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (67%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (66%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dacorum ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2014.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2014

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2014, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2014

The A41 and A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2014, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41305005
2ndA4251304214
3rdA414162002
4thA4147162103
5thA4146101402
6thA581712
7thB48781100
8thM182001
9thB46352400
10thB4862201
11thB4882600
12thA4161100
13thB45051100
14thB45061300
15thB4891100
16thM251200

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2014

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2014: 106.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2014

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2014: 61.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years