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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1981, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (411), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 1981
415
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
557
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
30% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1981

3.6% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious12330%
  • Slight27767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.2%
  • Serious15327%
  • Slight38669%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 415, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April23 (5.5%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September48 (12%)
  • October37 (8.9%)
  • November40 (9.6%)
  • December32 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (57%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (60%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Cyclist61 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (25%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (59%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (61%)
  • Motorcycle116 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1981.

Collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1981: 75, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50575120419
2ndA6002536210
3rdA6141162114
4thA602121303
5thA10111414
6thB656111816
7thA50791612
8thA1481202
9thB1976701
10thA1(M)5602
11thA61325602
12thB6515503
13thB6555702
14thB13683302
15thB6523501
16thB10371101
17thB10391100
18thB61411101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1981

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1981: 93.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1981

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1981: 102.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years