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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1988, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (439), and casualties rose from 567.

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

Collisions in 1988
494
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
663
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1988

1.6% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious11924%
  • Slight36774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious14522%
  • Slight50977%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 494, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March41 (8.3%)
  • April28 (5.7%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July39 (7.9%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September45 (9.1%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November45 (9.1%)
  • December44 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (60%)
  • Wet or damp187 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (60%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (25%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (16%)
  • Cyclist80 (12%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1563 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (24%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (64%)
  • Passenger162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (67%)
  • Motorcycle108 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1988.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1988: 91, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50591128228
2ndB656283605
3rdA1(M)234416
4thA602192908
5thB197162002
6thA6141152203
7thA10141600
8thA600111904
9thA50771211
10thB136871001
11thB6555800
12thB6511100
13thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1988

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1988: 108.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1988

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1988: 144.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years