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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1994, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (443), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 1994
417
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
578
Up 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1994

2.2% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight33480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight47382%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 417, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.6%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March20 (4.8%)
  • April36 (8.6%)
  • May33 (7.9%)
  • June28 (6.7%)
  • July41 (9.8%)
  • August31 (7.4%)
  • September26 (6.2%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November54 (13%)
  • December48 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (57%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph105 (25%)
  • 70 mph65 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (67%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20111 (19%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (66%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1994.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1994: 75, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50575111111
2ndA1(M)254112
3rdB656253313
4thA6141223404
5thB197152604
6thA507121634
7thA60091002
8thA1081200
9thA6027711
10thB65561201
11thB136851101
12thB10393301
13thB6511100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1994

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1994: 95.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1994

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1994: 103.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years