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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1993, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1992 (426), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 1993
509
Up 19% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
712
Up 21% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1993

1.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11022%
  • Slight39077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight55678%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 509, up 19% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9%)
  • February39 (7.7%)
  • March29 (5.7%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May46 (9%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July50 (9.8%)
  • August37 (7.3%)
  • September49 (9.6%)
  • October36 (7.1%)
  • November42 (8.3%)
  • December44 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (18%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (56%)
  • Wet or damp209 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (37%)
  • 40 mph60 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph200 (39%)
  • 70 mph52 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35154 (22%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (65%)
  • Passenger181 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (76%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 158th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A10 and A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1993, with 53 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105370310
2ndA4145378113
3rdA11845078011
4thA1170253818
5thA119213205
6thB158202803
7thA1250192003
8thA602182403
9thB1004172006
10thA1059131402
11thA120121602
12thA507111202
13thB181101401
14thB103781501
15thB136871704
16thB10006801
17thB11974401
18thB1804510
19thB13833401
20thB15023510

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1993

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1993: 92.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1993

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1993: 135.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years