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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1986, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1985 (403), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 1986
491
Up 22% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
656
Up 27% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1986

2.9% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious12325%
  • Slight35472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight49776%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 491, up 22% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June43 (8.8%)
  • July40 (8.1%)
  • August37 (7.5%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (56%)
  • Wet or damp185 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (57%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph147 (30%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20163 (25%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (24%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (70%)
  • Motorcycle119 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1986.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1986: 84, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50584108122
2ndB656324304
3rdA1(M)203438
4thA6141202805
5thA602192815
6thA600171905
7thB197172203
8thA10162814
9thA5077912
10thB6516700
11thB65561002
12thB10392300
13thB13682201
14thB6522301

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1986

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1986: 107.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1986

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1986: 143.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years