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Watford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Watford in 1999, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (474), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 1999
438
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
596
Down 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Watford in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Watford in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Watford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight51286%

Watford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 496 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 438, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (20%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February38 (8.7%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April38 (8.7%)
  • May27 (6.2%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July41 (9.4%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September30 (6.8%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November40 (9.1%)
  • December27 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (87%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (13%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Watford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (64%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (62%)
  • Passenger149 (25%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Watford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Watford had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1999.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Watford with the most crashes in 1999

The A411 had the most collisions in Watford in 1999: 85, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Watford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41185119011
2ndA412678708
3rdA41304507
4thA4178222705
5thA4145192100
6thA4008152926
7thA40591601
8thA412571203
9thM13301

Towns in Watford: crashes in 1999

Watford, Watford had the most collisions of any town in Watford in 1999: 399.

Postcode districts in Watford: crashes in 1999

WD17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Watford in 1999: 129.

Latest crashes in Watford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Watford in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Watford road accidents in other years