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Hertsmere road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1980, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (646), and casualties fell from 903.

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

Collisions in 1980
582
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
799
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13623%
  • Slight43575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious16220%
  • Slight62578%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 582, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday109 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (10%)
  • February55 (9.5%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June46 (7.9%)
  • July26 (4.5%)
  • August34 (5.8%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November48 (8.2%)
  • December55 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds111 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other462 (79%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (60%)
  • Wet or damp208 (36%)
  • Snow25 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (73%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (10%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (25%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded355 (61%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20199 (25%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (65%)
  • Passenger193 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (64%)
  • Motorcycle173 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hertsmere ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 159th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1980

The A5 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1980: 53, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55372010
2ndA1114869113
3rdA4114867212
4thA5135404508
5thA1000355318
6thA41334127
7thA4008304103
8thA1081183413
9thB5378141804
10thA4140121704
11thA6121905
12thB462121903
13thA191503
14thA11787903
15thA1(M)51010
16thA1215702
17thA51834601
18thA10053401
19thB1973300
20thA1972201

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1980

AL4 had 1 collision in 1980.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years