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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1991, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (468), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 1991
429
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
611
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1991

2.1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight32476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious11519%
  • Slight48780%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 429, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (11%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February21 (4.9%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October38 (8.9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (59%)
  • Wet or damp147 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph177 (41%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (69%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20136 (22%)
  • 21 to 25117 (19%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (64%)
  • Passenger153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in East Hertfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1991.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1991: 47, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4144784015
2ndA104052113
3rdA1184303918
4thA1170253404
5thA1250202721
6thB1004182205
7thA119151820
8thB158141712
9thA120111902
10thB1037101303
11thB1368101902
12thA105991101
13thA60281102
14thB18181203
15thA50771002
16thB13837701
17thB10005701
18thB10383401
19thB11973400
20thB1803301

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1991

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1991: 68.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1991

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1991: 106.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years