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Hertsmere road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1990, and 777 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (569), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 1990
586
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
777
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight44876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious15520%
  • Slight60778%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 586, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (12%)
  • February41 (7%)
  • March34 (5.8%)
  • April41 (7%)
  • May44 (7.5%)
  • June55 (9.4%)
  • July48 (8.2%)
  • August42 (7.2%)
  • September56 (9.6%)
  • October46 (7.8%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December43 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (67%)
  • Wet or damp175 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph365 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph103 (18%)
  • 70 mph97 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 25127 (16%)
  • 26 to 35168 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (64%)
  • Passenger206 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (8%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 158th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1990

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1990: 66, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25669638
2ndA41364416
3rdA411364608
4thB5563651014
5thA5183324539
6thA1000293406
7thM1254107
8thB462212804
9thA4008202705
10thA5135202304
11thA1192502
12thA111141501
13thA4140122001
14thB5378121630
15thB1976901
16thA10815602
17thA4094500
18thA1(M)2310
19thA10052200
20thB1562500

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1990

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1990: 99.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1990

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1990: 169.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years