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Hertsmere road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1998, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (531), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 1998
502
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
684
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9419%
  • Slight40180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10816%
  • Slight56883%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 502, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.8%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March54 (11%)
  • April41 (8.2%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August32 (6.4%)
  • September34 (6.8%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December43 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (67%)
  • Wet or damp159 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (56%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph109 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (25%)
  • Roundabout40 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (77%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (23%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (67%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1998.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1998: 84, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2584124113
2ndA41395607
3rdA411365218
4thA1000263814
5thA5183212502
6thB5378213008
7thB462202502
8thA1(M)193005
9thA4140172002
10thB556162201
11thA1111413
12thA1081101304
13thA5135101102
14thM1101002
15thA400891402
16thA1113400
17thB1563601
18thA52200
19thA10051100
20thM41100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1998

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1998: 77.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1998

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1998: 153.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1998, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years