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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (432), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 1983
429
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
557
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious11326%
  • Slight30571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight41174%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 429, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (10%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February30 (7%)
  • March36 (8.4%)
  • April35 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June30 (7%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August28 (6.5%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November32 (7.5%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (64%)
  • Wet or damp134 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (51%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph106 (25%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout49 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (26%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (31%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (68%)
  • Passenger125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (62%)
  • Motorcycle146 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1983.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1983

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983: 71, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100071105020
2ndA1263108
3rdB197263117
4thA1(M)172837
5thA6129162005
6thA1057151805
7thB195141403
8thB157132406
9thA414111913
10thB15691002
11thB10004701
12thB1584400
13thA10013702
14thA4052220
15thB6562201
16thA1211201
17thB1371200
18thB61291100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1983

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983: 144.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1983

AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983: 100.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years