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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1979, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1979
475
Casualties in 1979
645
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1979

1.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious12526%
  • Slight34372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight48675%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 475.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April45 (9.5%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December38 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (55%)
  • Wet or damp165 (35%)
  • Frost or ice30 (6.3%)
  • Snow21 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (48%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (32%)
  • 70 mph63 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (21%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20196 (30%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (65%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (63%)
  • Motorcycle136 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Hertfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1979.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1979: 58, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4145870215
2ndA105281323
3rdA1184424908
4thB158263406
5thA602223208
6thA119212401
7thA1170192504
8thB1004172107
9thA1059141602
10thA1250111904
11thA120102002
12thB10018901
13thB103781102
14thB100071205
15thB13836602
16thB1806812
17thB10384700
18thB11973501
19thA5072301
20thB13682711

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1979

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1979: 73.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1979

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1979: 122.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years