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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1990, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (511), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 1990
486
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
646
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1990

2.3% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight36074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious13321%
  • Slight50278%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 486, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February40 (8.2%)
  • March36 (7.4%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May39 (8%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July26 (5.3%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November47 (9.7%)
  • December41 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (65%)
  • Wet or damp167 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (56%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph142 (29%)
  • 70 mph51 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (15%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20173 (27%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (60%)
  • Passenger177 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (71%)
  • Motorcycle96 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1990.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1990: 93, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50593119115
2ndB6563847115
3rdA1(M)233815
4thA602172804
5thA6141151605
6thA10132201
7thA507132534
8thA600113102
9thB655101602
10thB19781101
11thB13684701
12thB6514400
13thB10391200
14thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1990

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1990: 117.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1990

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1990: 125.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1990, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years