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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1995, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1994 (417), and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 1995
392
Down 6% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
523
Down 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1995

1% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1995 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8221%
  • Slight30678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight41880%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 392, down 6% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May37 (9.4%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August35 (8.9%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December32 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (64%)
  • Wet or damp132 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph225 (57%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph99 (25%)
  • 70 mph49 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (61%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (63%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1995.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1995: 77, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50577110215
2ndB656243803
3rdA1(M)213206
4thA6141202512
5thA602162504
6thB197151702
7thA10101205
8thA50761002
9thA6005601
10thB6555712
11thB6514501
12thB13683300
13thB10391101
14thB6521200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1995

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1995: 89.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1995

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1995: 106.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1995, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years