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Hertsmere road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1981, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (582), and casualties fell from 799.

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

Collisions in 1981
540
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
711
Down 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious9718%
  • Slight42979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight58783%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 540, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.9%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March47 (8.7%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June35 (6.5%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August41 (7.6%)
  • September51 (9.4%)
  • October49 (9.1%)
  • November47 (8.7%)
  • December42 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds96 (18%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other427 (79%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (63%)
  • Wet or damp173 (32%)
  • Snow27 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (69%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph89 (16%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (26%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded292 (54%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (18%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20194 (27%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (61%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (67%)
  • Motorcycle131 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hertsmere ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 165th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1981

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1981: 56, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4115674210
2ndA5135384415
3rdA111314434
4thA5263407
5thA41223614
6thA4008202816
7thA6202713
8thA1000192904
9thB5378192413
10thB462151905
11thA4140121211
12thA1081111603
13thA1101500
14thA117881511
15thA51836601
16thB5566601
17thA1(M)5601
18thA1213301
19thA4093300
20thA10052300

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1981

AL4 had 1 collision in 1981.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years