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Hertsmere road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1993, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (497), and casualties fell from 688.

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

Collisions in 1993
480
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
661
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1993

0.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1993 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight41085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight57988%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 480, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (19%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February35 (7.3%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May32 (6.7%)
  • June56 (12%)
  • July37 (7.7%)
  • August33 (6.9%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October43 (9%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December47 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (19%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (57%)
  • Wet or damp199 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (13%)
  • 70 mph108 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (20%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (12%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35162 (25%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (68%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (79%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 169th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1993

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1993: 56, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25567719
2ndA411445605
3rdA41293904
4thB556293705
5thA5183274003
6thA1000233506
7thM1213101
8thA1(M)153604
9thA111141603
10thA4008141811
11thA1121900
12thA5135111300
13thB462112202
14thB5378111504
15thA1081101301
16thA414071001
17thA4092200
18thB1972401
19thA40881100
20thB41401200

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1993

Bushey had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1993: 81.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1993

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1993: 143.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years