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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1998, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (516), and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 1998
501
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
716
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight39679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious13519%
  • Slight57180%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 501, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.2%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March48 (9.6%)
  • April45 (9%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June38 (7.6%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August32 (6.4%)
  • September48 (9.6%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November48 (9.6%)
  • December45 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other29 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (51%)
  • Wet or damp233 (47%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (39%)
  • 40 mph56 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph196 (39%)
  • 70 mph50 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout25 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (75%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20130 (18%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (24%)
  • 36 to 45109 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (69%)
  • Passenger178 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1998.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1998: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105278110
2ndA1184374714
3rdA414344818
4thA119233708
5thA120223103
6thA602203316
7thB158202915
8thA1170182212
9thB1004182303
10thB1037131805
11thB1383111801
12thB1502111501
13thB181112103
14thA125091000
15thB100081504
16thB103881101
17thA5077902
18thA10596601
19thB13686803
20thA10605900

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1998

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1998: 64.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1998

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1998: 127.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years