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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1987, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (491), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 1987
439
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
567
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1987

1.6% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious11226%
  • Slight32073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight42976%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 439, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September40 (9.1%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November33 (7.5%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (55%)
  • Wet or damp183 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (57%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph121 (28%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (10%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (20%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20140 (25%)
  • 21 to 2589 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (66%)
  • Passenger130 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (68%)
  • Motorcycle117 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1987.

Collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1987: 82, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50582121223
2ndA6141202512
3rdA1(M)192303
4thA602182206
5thB656141605
6thA10131913
7thB197131811
8thA507121803
9thA600111202
10thB6514601
11thB6554702
12thB13683301
13thB6522300
14thB10391101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1987

Letchworth had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1987: 93.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1987

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1987: 122.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years