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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2000, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (459), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 2000
470
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
646
Up 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2000

1.5% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6610%
  • Slight57389%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 470, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.4%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April40 (8.5%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August31 (6.6%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October29 (6.2%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December43 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (54%)
  • Wet or damp202 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph119 (25%)
  • 70 mph84 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (71%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (65%)
  • Passenger167 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (79%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in North Hertfordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2000.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2000: 107, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50510714408
2ndA1(M)336013
3rdB656172513
4thA10142003
5thA6141141900
6thA602101201
7thA50791203
8thA6007801
9thB6557903
10thB13686602
11thB1975500
12thB6514500
13thB10392202
14thA11701100
15thA1191200
16thB10371201
17thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2000

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2000: 85.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2000

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2000: 119.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years