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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (420), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 1980
387
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
519
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious10828%
  • Slight27070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight38674%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 387, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.3%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April38 (9.8%)
  • May24 (6.2%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August19 (4.9%)
  • September31 (8%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (55%)
  • Wet or damp148 (38%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (56%)
  • 40 mph31 (8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (24%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (75%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20175 (34%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (11%)
  • 36 to 4547 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (66%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (61%)
  • Motorcycle147 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Welwyn Hatfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1980.

Collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1980

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980: 69, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006991122
2ndA1233115
3rdB197223819
4thB195202817
5thA6129162107
6thA1057151603
7thA1(M)142512
8thA41491203
9thB10005502
10thB15851100
11thB6564801
12thA10013502
13thA4051100
14thB1641100
15thB64261101

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1980

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980: 136.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1980

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980: 104.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years