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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1989, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (436), and casualties rose from 585.

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

Collisions in 1989
482
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
667
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1989

1.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious9820%
  • Slight37778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight54281%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 482, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (17%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.3%)
  • February37 (7.7%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April33 (6.8%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (55%)
  • Wet or damp207 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph203 (42%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph217 (45%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (14%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20171 (26%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (67%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (75%)
  • Motorcycle93 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1989.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1989: 55, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105581214
2ndA414518117
3rdA1184264004
4thA1170242913
5thA119222803
6thB1004192406
7thB158182807
8thA1250161903
9thA602162011
10thA1059152301
11thA120132516
12thB1502101302
13thB181101602
14thB136881002
15thB10017802
16thB10005701
17thB10385501
18thB10374500
19thB13834400
20thB1804800

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1989

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1989: 74.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1989

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1989: 140.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years