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Hertsmere road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1979, and 903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,104 collisions in Hertsmere.

Collisions in 1979
646
Casualties in 1979
903
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1979

2.5% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1979 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious12720%
  • Slight50378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight72680%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 646.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223317
2024249349
2023234316
2022263381
2021215295
2020189278
2019231298
2018272394
2017308422
2016349517
2015364510
2014337577
2013308438
2012310449
2011342487
2010355509
2009348494
2008340484
2007396619
2006429621
2005429622
2004468681
2003459700
2002505778
2001499771
2000506747
1999539719
1998502684
1997531703
1996520656
1995568750
1994502645
1993480661
1992497688
1991479644
1990586777
1989569731
1988510690
1987540716
1986544683
1985528671
1984565717
1983452586
1982496668
1981540711
1980582799
1979646903

When and where crashes happen in Hertsmere in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (17%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (12%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.5%)
  • February37 (5.7%)
  • March42 (6.5%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May53 (8.2%)
  • June57 (8.8%)
  • July45 (7%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December63 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds110 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2%)
  • Fine, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other496 (77%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (58%)
  • Wet or damp199 (31%)
  • Snow72 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph459 (71%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph161 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded392 (61%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (19%)
  • Pedestrian103 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (6%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20227 (25%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (64%)
  • Passenger220 (24%)
  • Pedestrian103 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (66%)
  • Motorcycle162 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hertsmere ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 136th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1979

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1979: 61, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411618136
2ndA111476509
3rdA10003959112
4thA5135395007
5thA5385808
6thA4008232504
7thB5378233515
8thA41224107
9thA1203427
10thA6183023
11thA1081152816
12thB462132301
13thA1178121412
14thA4140122004
15thA12181001
16thA1(M)7702
17thB19751401
18thA10053301
19thM13400
20thA51832201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1979

Bushey had 1 collision in 1979.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1979

WD25 and WD7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1979, with 2 each.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years