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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1981, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (429), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 1981
434
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
604
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1981

1.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious14233%
  • Slight28465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious17930%
  • Slight41769%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 434, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March20 (4.6%)
  • April38 (8.8%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June39 (9%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December27 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (62%)
  • Wet or damp142 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow11 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph193 (44%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph183 (42%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20183 (30%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (65%)
  • Passenger154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (66%)
  • Motorcycle143 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1981.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1981: 46, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA104666212
2ndA4143751112
3rdA11843046015
4thA602263708
5thA119182303
6thB1004182807
7thA1170162004
8thA1250131401
9thB1001132615
10thB158111702
11thA120101504
12thA105991203
13thB10376904
14thB119761205
15thB10385711
16thB13685602
17thB13835501
18thB18051104
19thA5074500
20thB10003401

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1981

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1981: 68.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1981

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1981: 100.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years