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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1995, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1994 (459), and casualties rose from 673.

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

Collisions in 1995
513
Up 12% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
738
Up 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1995

0.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1995 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight38876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious14520%
  • Slight58880%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 513, up 12% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.7%)
  • February45 (8.8%)
  • March47 (9.2%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May27 (5.3%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July36 (7%)
  • August38 (7.4%)
  • September39 (7.6%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (63%)
  • Wet or damp174 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (40%)
  • 40 mph36 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph207 (40%)
  • 70 mph60 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (69%)
  • Passenger169 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car759 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 161st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1995: 53, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105383113
2ndA4144666111
3rdA1184457107
4thA1170242903
5thA120223605
6thB1004192203
7thA602152201
8thA1250141502
9thB158111707
10thB181101404
11thA105991000
12thA50781814
13thB10388802
14thB150281602
15thA1196801
16thB18061103
17thB11975801
18thB136851102
19thB13835512
20thB10004701

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1995

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1995: 78.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1995

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1995: 142.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years