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Hertsmere road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1992, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (479), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 1992
497
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
688
Up 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight39680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious12718%
  • Slight55781%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 497, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.4%)
  • February39 (7.8%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May35 (7%)
  • June38 (7.6%)
  • July30 (6%)
  • August36 (7.2%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December36 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (20%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (60%)
  • Wet or damp188 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (63%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (13%)
  • 70 mph104 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (22%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (72%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35156 (23%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (64%)
  • Passenger192 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 169th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1992

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1992: 52, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255269011
2ndA4113953012
3rdM1345214
4thA41314407
5thB556304304
6thA1000264409
7thA5183233312
8thA1162503
9thA5135162203
10thA4008132902
11thB462131503
12thA1(M)121601
13thA1081111211
14thA11191500
15thB537871802
16thA41404400
17thB1562200
18thA511200
19thA51321101
20thB40081100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1992

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1992: 86.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1992

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1992: 140.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years