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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1984, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (444), and casualties rose from 581.

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

Collisions in 1984
450
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
593
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1984

2.2% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious14131%
  • Slight29966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious17229%
  • Slight41169%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 450, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May56 (12%)
  • June28 (6.2%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August30 (6.7%)
  • September56 (12%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December25 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (62%)
  • Wet or damp157 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (61%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph121 (27%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20169 (28%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (12%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (23%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (62%)
  • Motorcycle144 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1984.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1984: 70, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5057093221
2ndB656314008
3rdA6141181906
4thA1(M)143505
5thA602142703
6thB197141905
7thA600131705
8thA507111605
9thA10101603
10thB6515603
11thB10394500
12thB6522200
13thB6552300
14thB13681201

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1984

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1984: 102.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1984

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1984: 123.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years