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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (395), and casualties rose from 520.

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

Collisions in 1982
432
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
583
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight32375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight44777%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 432, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (10%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July27 (6.3%)
  • August30 (6.9%)
  • September40 (9.3%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December56 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (56%)
  • Wet or damp165 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph92 (21%)
  • 70 mph43 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (23%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20179 (31%)
  • 21 to 2597 (17%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (66%)
  • Passenger148 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (68%)
  • Motorcycle133 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1982.

Collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1982

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982: 67, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006785216
2ndA1344607
3rdA1057182303
4thA121181903
5thB195162723
6thA1(M)152104
7thB197152403
8thA6129132304
9thA414111704
10thB15791204
11thB1584701
12thA10013801
13thA4053302
14thB10003502
15thB6563300
16thB64261101

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1982

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982: 134.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1982

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982: 108.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years