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Hertsmere road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1991
479
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
644
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight35574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious14122%
  • Slight49477%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 479, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.9%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March29 (6.1%)
  • April42 (8.8%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September39 (8.1%)
  • October33 (6.9%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (67%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (62%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (16%)
  • 70 mph89 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (72%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (19%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (63%)
  • Passenger182 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car693 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1991.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1991

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1991: 54, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255473112
2ndA4113249010
3rdA1000304147
4thM1305706
5thB556273705
6thA5135242905
7thA41192403
8thA5183192307
9thB462161905
10thB5378151813
11thA4008121403
12thA1101101
13thA111101301
14thA108171012
15thA41406601
16thB1563300
17thA40061100
18thA5561100
19thA61100
20thB1971101

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1991

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1991: 137.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years