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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1980, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (475), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 1980
429
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
593
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1980

1.2% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious12028%
  • Slight30471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious14424%
  • Slight44475%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 429, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April27 (6.3%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August31 (7.2%)
  • September36 (8.4%)
  • October40 (9.3%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (56%)
  • Wet or damp167 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (47%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph181 (42%)
  • 70 mph17 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (87%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20162 (27%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (61%)
  • Motorcycle132 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in East Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1980.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1980: 41, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4144154013
2ndA11843950110
3rdA103855013
4thB158324206
5thA119182327
6thA602162213
7thB1004162514
8thA1170141904
9thA1250131502
10thA1059111200
11thA12091405
12thB100091302
13thB100191805
14thB18081503
15thB119771203
16thB103751001
17thA5074402
18thB13833301
19thB15023402
20thA11191100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1980

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1980: 68.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1980

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years