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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1980, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1979 (494), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1980
411
Down 17% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
559
Down 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
28% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1980

2.2% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious11728%
  • Slight28569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious15528%
  • Slight39571%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 411, down 17% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.5%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June28 (6.8%)
  • July27 (6.6%)
  • August31 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October53 (13%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December39 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (57%)
  • Wet or damp155 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph109 (27%)
  • 70 mph33 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20184 (33%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (61%)
  • Passenger157 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (60%)
  • Motorcycle154 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1980.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1980: 74, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50574117520
2ndA600182306
3rdA6141162002
4thB656142018
5thA10131905
6thA602121704
7thA1(M)112214
8thA507111702
9thB197101112
10thA1491002
11thA61326610
12thB6516804
13thB13685704
14thB10394701
15thB6554803
16thB6522201
17thA11200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1980

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1980: 87.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1980

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years