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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,554 collisions in Welwyn Hatfield.

Collisions in 1979
420
Casualties in 1979
582
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious10525%
  • Slight30272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious13123%
  • Slight43875%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 420.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025122160
2024172248
2023170218
2022186264
2021165218
2020134184
2019233347
2018229343
2017244343
2016293421
2015295407
2014323451
2013262338
2012290409
2011241341
2010257358
2009291405
2008349468
2007402546
2006397582
2005399554
2004457641
2003438628
2002474657
2001455619
2000454650
1999459650
1998462723
1997493662
1996459656
1995403573
1994400544
1993385527
1992376526
1991346481
1990426572
1989447595
1988408564
1987384509
1986477624
1985418541
1984416532
1983429557
1982432583
1981395520
1980387519
1979420582

When and where crashes happen in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May29 (6.9%)
  • June31 (7.4%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September22 (5.2%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (57%)
  • Wet or damp147 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow11 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (51%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (19%)
  • 70 mph73 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20208 (36%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (27%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (63%)
  • Motorcycle142 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Welwyn Hatfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1979.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1979

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979: 61, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006197319
2ndA1395525
3rdA1(M)182607
4thA1057172004
5thA414162014
6thB197152104
7thB195141806
8thA6129111711
9thB15881102
10thA10015802
11thA1215602
12thB1575912
13thA4054502
14thB100041002
15thB6562200
16thA1001100
17thB10581100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1979

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979: 122.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1979

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979: 114.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years