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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1994, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1993 (509), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1994
459
Down 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
673
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1994

1.7% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight34876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious13019%
  • Slight53579%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 459, down 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (11%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April28 (6.1%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July33 (7.2%)
  • August44 (9.6%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December44 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (55%)
  • Wet or damp191 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (33%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph187 (41%)
  • 70 mph68 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (17%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (23%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (69%)
  • Passenger174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1994.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1994: 64, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1064103215
2ndA4145485111
3rdA1184365709
4thB158213106
5thA6022028010
6thB1004203417
7thA119182313
8thA120173313
9thA1170142202
10thA1059111401
11thA1250111101
12thB100081005
13thB15027801
14thB1957901
15thB18151002
16thB13684502
17thB13834511
18thA10603400
19thB10013401
20thA5072300

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1994

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1994: 66.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1994

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1994: 124.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1994.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years