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Hertsmere road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1982, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (540), and casualties fell from 711.

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

Collisions in 1982
496
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
668
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1982

3.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1982 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight38377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious11517%
  • Slight53280%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 496, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.1%)
  • February42 (8.5%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April49 (9.9%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June46 (9.3%)
  • July37 (7.5%)
  • August29 (5.8%)
  • September41 (8.3%)
  • October40 (8.1%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (56%)
  • Wet or damp188 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (71%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (14%)
  • 70 mph68 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (16%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20152 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (26%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (71%)
  • Motorcycle105 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Hertsmere

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1982.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1982

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1982: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411364906
2ndA111303816
3rdA1000283614
4thA5183284524
5thA41273613
6thA5135243206
7thM1224123
8thB5378182315
9thA4008161905
10thA4140131302
11thA6112532
12thA181101
13thA108181302
14thA11788903
15thB4627902
16thM256700
17thB19751001
18thA1(M)3312
19thB5563401
20thA10052401

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1982

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1982: 97.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1982

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1982: 126.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years