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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1998, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1997 (447), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 1998
512
Up 15% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
718
Up 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight40779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight59082%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 512, up 15% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April31 (6.1%)
  • May32 (6.3%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July39 (7.6%)
  • August47 (9.2%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October47 (9.2%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (58%)
  • Wet or damp202 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (55%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph127 (25%)
  • 70 mph81 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (64%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)
  • Cyclist71 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (18%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (62%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North Hertfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had the 170th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1998: 101, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505101149026
2ndA1(M)416644
3rdB656394907
4thA10152102
5thB197131605
6thA600111400
7thA6141101400
8thA50791504
9thA60281302
10thB6557800
11thB13686803
12thB10393611
13thB6513300
14thB6522501

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1998

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1998: 96.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1998

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1998: 131.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years