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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (387), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 1981
395
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
520
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981

2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious10827%
  • Slight27971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious12123%
  • Slight39075%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 395, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February35 (8.9%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May45 (11%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August29 (7.3%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (59%)
  • Wet or damp138 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (51%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph109 (28%)
  • 70 mph36 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (23%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (28%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (65%)
  • Motorcycle115 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1981

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1981 in Welwyn Hatfield

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1981.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1981

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981: 58, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10005882216
2ndA1303916
3rdA121212806
4thA6129172004
5thA1057151704
6thB197151908
7thA1(M)142119
8thA414111300
9thB195111411
10thB1575801
11thB10003702
12thB6563301
13thA10012200
14thA4052201
15thB1582302
16thB1511310
17thB64261101

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1981

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981: 114.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1981

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981: 101.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years