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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1991, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (486), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 1991
418
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
575
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1991

2.6% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight30874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious11420%
  • Slight44978%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 418, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February22 (5.3%)
  • March37 (8.9%)
  • April42 (10%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June36 (8.6%)
  • July30 (7.2%)
  • August28 (6.7%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (60%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (55%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (31%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (66%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1991.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1991: 80, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50580112319
2ndB6562740111
3rdA602212803
4thA1(M)162700
5thA507141811
6thA6141141701
7thB197142204
8thA10102015
9thA600101722
10thB65591302
11thB6515603
12thB10393401
13thB6523302
14thB13682301

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1991

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1991: 87.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1991

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1991: 110.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1991, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years