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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1979, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,238 collisions in North Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 1979
494
Casualties in 1979
675
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1979

2.8% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious15131%
  • Slight32967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious18828%
  • Slight47070%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 494.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025158225
2024200281
2023166223
2022168236
2021153208
2020144229
2019193265
2018226306
2017225305
2016359481
2015290383
2014291400
2013249341
2012281396
2011253351
2010261391
2009315432
2008324453
2007407550
2006437625
2005439617
2004429613
2003440639
2002467648
2001468621
2000470646
1999459614
1998512718
1997447604
1996460612
1995392523
1994417578
1993443575
1992413541
1991418575
1990486646
1989511697
1988494663
1987439567
1986491656
1985403518
1984450593
1983444581
1982426561
1981415557
1980411559
1979494675

When and where crashes happen in North Hertfordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.9%)
  • February47 (9.5%)
  • March43 (8.7%)
  • April32 (6.5%)
  • May32 (6.5%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October40 (8.1%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December41 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (54%)
  • Wet or damp161 (33%)
  • Frost or ice45 (9.1%)
  • Snow23 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (59%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph102 (21%)
  • 70 mph79 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (19%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20208 (31%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (58%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (64%)
  • Motorcycle126 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1979.

Collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1979: 86, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50586125530
2ndA600253009
3rdA1(M)213803
4thA602212524
5thA507193007
6thB197152313
7thB656152714
8thA6132131502
9thA10121824
10thA14101013
11thA614191101
12thB65551002
13thB10394702
14thB13683401
15thB6513300
16thB6522200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1979

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1979: 115.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1979

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1979: 121.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years