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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1986, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (468), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 1986
473
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
637
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1986

2.3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight37579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight51481%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 473, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February31 (6.6%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May46 (9.7%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September41 (8.7%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November44 (9.3%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (57%)
  • Wet or damp180 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (43%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph206 (44%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (15%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20178 (28%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (63%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (71%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1986.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1986: 52, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105275410
2ndA1184466837
3rdA4144357111
4thB1583140010
5thB1004252602
6thA1170223211
7thA119171801
8thA120172110
9thA602172404
10thB1001131804
11thA1059101201
12thA507101602
13thA12508900
14thB13837802
15thB13686701
16thB1954500
17thB10003501
18thB10373301
19thB11973401
20thB15023610

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1986

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1986: 67.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1986

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1986: 115.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years