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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1996, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1995 (513), and casualties fell from 738.

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

Collisions in 1996
472
Down 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
669
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1996

1.3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight36176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight53780%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 472, down 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February42 (8.9%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August36 (7.6%)
  • September30 (6.4%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December42 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (58%)
  • Wet or damp171 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph169 (36%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph193 (41%)
  • 70 mph58 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20130 (19%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35165 (25%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (66%)
  • Passenger182 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (79%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1996.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1996: 49, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10496808
2ndA4144860011
3rdA1184304509
4thA120254229
5thB158253916
6thA1170192402
7thA602182505
8thA119172601
9thA1250121301
10thB1004121903
11thB1502101500
12thB100071211
13thB13687800
14thB18171503
15thB10386801
16thB10015601
17thA10594400
18thB10374400
19thB13834601
20thB1804402

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1996

Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1996: 53.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1996

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1996: 114.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1996, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years