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Hertsmere road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1984, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1983 (452), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 1984
565
Up 25% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
717
Up 22% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10218%
  • Slight45681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious12317%
  • Slight58682%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 565, up 25% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.1%)
  • February42 (7.4%)
  • March46 (8.1%)
  • April38 (6.7%)
  • May44 (7.8%)
  • June51 (9%)
  • July55 (9.7%)
  • August39 (6.9%)
  • September42 (7.4%)
  • October45 (8%)
  • November71 (13%)
  • December52 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (59%)
  • Wet or damp206 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph369 (65%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (14%)
  • 70 mph82 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (17%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6%)
  • 16 to 20167 (23%)
  • 21 to 25116 (16%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (66%)
  • Passenger171 (24%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (72%)
  • Motorcycle121 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 160th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1984

The A411 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1984: 52, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4115264012
2ndM1436114
3rdM25334211
4thA1000303713
5thA5183304106
6thA41273617
7thA111253505
8thA5135253003
9thA6253325
10thA4008222604
11thA1182300
12thB5378182315
13thB462141706
14thA1081131902
15thA41406602
16thB1566901
17thA4093600
18thA1(M)2200
19thA10052200
20thA141100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1984

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1984: 110.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1984

EN6 and WD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1984, with 143 each.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years