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Watford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Watford in 1997, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (477), and casualties fell from 680.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,587 collisions in Watford.

Collisions in 1997
468
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
652
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Watford in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Watford in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Watford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight52981%

Watford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 496 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 468, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150181
2024127160
2023160199
2022104123
2021117140
2020118147
2019159210
2018158194
2017201241
2016242315
2015203245
2014240297
2013195242
2012234289
2011219284
2010211281
2009212299
2008214296
2007228314
2006265350
2005278400
2004307395
2003331464
2002353489
2001377493
2000413570
1999438596
1998474671
1997468652
1996477680
1995435644
1994444650
1993372525
1992353457
1991338431
1990365457
1989391478
1988418521
1987401512
1986433561
1985411528
1984454568
1983386459
1982496641
1981382517
1980409508
1979426546

When and where crashes happen in Watford in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February42 (9%)
  • March34 (7.3%)
  • April34 (7.3%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July45 (9.6%)
  • August25 (5.3%)
  • September45 (9.6%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November45 (9.6%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp165 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph418 (89%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Watford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (67%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (25%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (63%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car724 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Watford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Watford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Watford ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Watford had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1997.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Watford with the most crashes in 1997

The A412 had the most collisions in Watford in 1997: 77, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Watford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41277112119
2ndA41168102116
3rdA41325217
4thA4178242901
5thA4145182704
6thA4008101201
7thA4059903
8thA412581301
9thM15700
10thA41461100

Towns in Watford: crashes in 1997

Watford, Watford had 435 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Watford: crashes in 1997

WD18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Watford in 1997: 122.

Latest crashes in Watford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Watford in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Watford road accidents in other years