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Hertsmere road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1989, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (510), and casualties rose from 690.

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

Collisions in 1989
569
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
731
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1989 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight49787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious719.7%
  • Slight65089%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 569, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (17%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (12%)
  • February33 (5.8%)
  • March41 (7.2%)
  • April40 (7%)
  • May52 (9.1%)
  • June46 (8.1%)
  • July47 (8.3%)
  • August50 (8.8%)
  • September45 (7.9%)
  • October45 (7.9%)
  • November56 (9.8%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (71%)
  • Wet or damp151 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (66%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (14%)
  • 70 mph91 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (17%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (13%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25124 (17%)
  • 26 to 35128 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (64%)
  • Passenger182 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (75%)
  • Motorcycle89 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 168th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1989

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1989: 49, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25497412
2ndA411344616
3rdB556344415
4thA1000333705
5thA5135323504
6thA41314911
7thM1304923
8thA5183222414
9thB462222901
10thA4008202714
11thB5378171803
12thA1081163101
13thA111111210
14thA181001
15thA414071301
16thB1975800
17thB1564600
18thA1(M)1100
19thA1001100
20thA10051100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1989

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1989: 115.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1989

WD6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1989: 153.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years