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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1983, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (426), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1983
444
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
581
Up 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1983

3.8% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight32373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight43675%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 444, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (9.7%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July33 (7.4%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October33 (7.4%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (63%)
  • Wet or damp137 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph116 (26%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20140 (24%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (61%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (66%)
  • Motorcycle130 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1983.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1983: 81, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50581125516
2ndB656243217
3rdA602203705
4thA10162233
5thA507152013
6thA600141702
7thA1(M)132216
8thB197121704
9thA6141111713
10thB136851002
11thB10394401
12thB6513302
13thB6553501
14thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1983

Letchworth had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1983: 95.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1983

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1983: 115.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1983.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years