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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1982, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (434), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 1982
465
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
655
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1982

3.9% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight32871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious16225%
  • Slight47372%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 465, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (11%)
  • Thursday84 (18%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (21%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May36 (7.7%)
  • June42 (9%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August40 (8.6%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (51%)
  • Wet or damp192 (41%)
  • Frost or ice29 (6.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph199 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph172 (37%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist46 (7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20184 (28%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (63%)
  • Passenger187 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (65%)
  • Motorcycle145 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1982.

Collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1982: 49, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4144986313
2ndA104459211
3rdA11843645110
4thA602264729
5thB1004212816
6thA1250202709
7thA1170172302
8thB158172012
9thA119141514
10thB1383121713
11thA120101305
12thB1001101713
13thB136891002
14thA105981602
15thB10005801
16thB10375702
17thA5074502
18thB1813300
19thB1953500
20thA10602200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1982

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1982: 76.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1982

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1982: 113.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years