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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1993, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1992 (413), and casualties rose from 541.

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

Collisions in 1993
443
Up 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
575
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1993

2.3% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight34277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious10819%
  • Slight45479%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 443, up 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June37 (8.4%)
  • July43 (9.7%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September34 (7.7%)
  • October39 (8.8%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp165 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (56%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (27%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (67%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (69%)
  • Passenger113 (20%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (78%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1993.

Collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1993: 86, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50586104320
2ndA1(M)354525
3rdB656283409
4thA6141192412
5thA507152202
6thA10122526
7thA600121400
8thB197121403
9thA60281003
10thB10395500
11thB6555701
12thB13684612
13thB6512200
14thB6521200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1993

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1993: 84.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1993

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1993: 117.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years