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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1984, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (442), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 1984
437
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
591
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1984

1.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious12629%
  • Slight30570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious14024%
  • Slight44575%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 437, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March27 (6.2%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August40 (9.2%)
  • September29 (6.6%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (57%)
  • Wet or damp170 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph175 (40%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (88%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (15%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20167 (28%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (11%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (60%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (67%)
  • Motorcycle99 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1984.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A1184 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1984: 41, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11844159013
2ndA414395705
3rdA103645010
4thB1004233207
5thA1170212707
6thA602202614
7thB158182408
8thA119162001
9thA1250152102
10thA1059111201
11thA12091715
12thB100081111
13thB100181004
14thB13838902
15thA50771103
16thB11977904
17thB18061403
18thB13685904
19thB10374402
20thB10383502

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1984

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1984: 68.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1984

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1984: 105.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years