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Hertsmere road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1996, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1995 (568), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1996
520
Down 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
656
Down 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight42882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11017%
  • Slight53782%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 520, down 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday98 (19%)
  • Friday108 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.3%)
  • February56 (11%)
  • March41 (7.9%)
  • April38 (7.3%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June36 (6.9%)
  • July46 (8.8%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September41 (7.9%)
  • October37 (7.1%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (66%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph81 (16%)
  • 70 mph111 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (26%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (13%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35165 (25%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (68%)
  • Passenger165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (82%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Hertsmere

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 169th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1996

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1996: 74, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257491012
2ndB5378334023
3rdA41314727
4thA411293807
5thB556262904
6thA5183253103
7thB462243103
8thA1222703
9thA1000222414
10thA4008151801
11thM1151702
12thA111121801
13thA5135121801
14thA1081111401
15thA1(M)61200
16thA10053300
17thA41403401
18thB1563500
19thB4022200
20thA251100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1996

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1996: 88.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1996

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1996: 162.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years