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Hertsmere road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1997, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (520), and casualties rose from 656.

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

Collisions in 1997
531
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
703
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight42480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious12017%
  • Slight58183%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 531, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday98 (18%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday75 (14%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.8%)
  • February54 (10%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April34 (6.4%)
  • May42 (7.9%)
  • June41 (7.7%)
  • July39 (7.3%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September34 (6.4%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November49 (9.2%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (65%)
  • Wet or damp176 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (50%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (12%)
  • 70 mph166 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (31%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2092 (13%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (26%)
  • 36 to 4598 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (64%)
  • Passenger204 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car770 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 163rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1997: 123, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25123175126
2ndA411375108
3rdB5378374408
4thA41333804
5thB556284007
6thA5183263004
7thA1000202704
8thB462202303
9thA1192502
10thM1172305
11thA1(M)142302
12thA4140141702
13thA5135141903
14thA40087800
15thA10816803
16thA1116700
17thB1563501
18thA10052401
19thA10551100
20thB4111100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1997

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1997: 77.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1997

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1997: 196.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years