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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1999, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (512), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1999
459
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
614
Down 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 1999

1.3% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight50783%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 459, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (18%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March40 (8.7%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June32 (7%)
  • July36 (7.8%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September53 (12%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December39 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (63%)
  • Wet or damp157 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph257 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (24%)
  • 70 mph78 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (16%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (64%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (22%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (66%)
  • Passenger142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1999.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 1999: 83, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50583113314
2ndA1(M)447126
3rdB656304115
4thA6141181903
5thA507151906
6thB197111701
7thA1091101
8thA60091000
9thA6026902
10thB6555701
11thB6514501
12thB13682600
13thA11981200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1999

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 1999: 101.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 1999

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 1999: 110.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years