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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1989, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (494), and casualties rose from 663.

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

Collisions in 1989
511
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
697
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1989

2.3% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight37974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious14220%
  • Slight54278%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 511, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday95 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.2%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March43 (8.4%)
  • April43 (8.4%)
  • May33 (6.5%)
  • June50 (9.8%)
  • July48 (9.4%)
  • August33 (6.5%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (59%)
  • Wet or damp203 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph174 (34%)
  • 70 mph52 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (24%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (64%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (72%)
  • Motorcycle86 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1989.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1989: 82, including 7 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50582123718
2ndB656273708
3rdA1(M)233517
4thA6141212604
5thA600202804
6thA602172301
7thA507152104
8thA10142103
9thB197111615
10thB136891202
11thB65591514
12thB10396800
13thB6516603
14thB6522200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1989

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1989: 109.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1989

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1989: 129.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years