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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1999, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (501), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1999
475
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
640
Down 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 1999

1.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8618%
  • Slight38280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight54084%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 475, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May42 (8.8%)
  • June27 (5.7%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September40 (8.4%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (62%)
  • Wet or damp169 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (37%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph188 (40%)
  • 70 mph59 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (71%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20113 (18%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35157 (25%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (68%)
  • Passenger146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1999.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 1999: 68, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA106890211
2ndA414426007
3rdA1184304515
4thA602253512
5thB1004242803
6thA1170233308
7thA120182805
8thA1250141603
9thB1502141803
10thB158131802
11thA119111411
12thB1383101300
13thA10598800
14thA5078901
15thB103771003
16thB18171003
17thB100051012
18thB11975501
19thB13685801
20thB18051002

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1999

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 1999: 67.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 1999

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 1999: 121.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years