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Hertsmere road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1988, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1987 (540), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1988
510
Down 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
690
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1988 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious479.2%
  • Slight45289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious568.1%
  • Slight62290%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 510, down 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.2%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June41 (8%)
  • July50 (9.8%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November33 (6.5%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (68%)
  • Wet or damp149 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (65%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (14%)
  • 70 mph93 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (19%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20104 (15%)
  • 21 to 25146 (21%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car692 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 175th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1988

The A41 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1988: 40, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41405812
2ndM1364908
3rdM25365303
4thB556354212
5thA411293713
6thA1000263413
7thA5135222503
8thA5183212800
9thA4008202301
10thB462171811
11thA1142311
12thA1081123110
13thB5378111302
14thA1119900
15thA41409901
16thB1564701
17thA1(M)2200
18thA4092301
19thB1972300
20thA10051201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1988

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1988: 91.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1988

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1988: 126.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years