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Hertsmere road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1983, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (496), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 1983
452
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
586
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1983

1.3% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10924%
  • Slight33775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12622%
  • Slight45377%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 452, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April40 (8.8%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July35 (7.7%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October35 (7.7%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December43 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (65%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (69%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph79 (17%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (16%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (25%)
  • 21 to 25102 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (61%)
  • Passenger151 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (70%)
  • Motorcycle103 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hertsmere

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1983.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1983

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1983: 52, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4115274012
2ndA5135313407
3rdA111253109
4thA5183222914
5thM1223014
6thA1000182403
7thA41181903
8thA4008162001
9thB5378152817
10thA6131911
11thM25122102
12thA1081101203
13thA191202
14thB4628802
15thA41406702
16thB5566803
17thA1(M)5500
18thB1973301
19thB1562511
20thA10051101

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1983

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1983: 92.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1983

WD6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1983: 125.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years