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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (429), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 1984
416
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
532
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984

0.7% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight31676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight41778%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 416, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March38 (9.1%)
  • April24 (5.8%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June41 (9.9%)
  • July24 (5.8%)
  • August27 (6.5%)
  • September28 (6.7%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (53%)
  • Wet or damp180 (43%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (51%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph112 (27%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (77%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (20%)
  • Cyclist70 (13%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger135 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (67%)
  • Motorcycle105 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1984.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1984

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984: 88, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100088118119
2ndA1222805
3rdB197192407
4thA1057151603
5thB156132101
6thB195131604
7thA414111302
8thB1000111203
9thA6129101204
10thB157101702
11thA1(M)91300
12thB6564401
13thA10013701
14thA1212301
15thB1582200
16thA4051100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1984

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984: 131.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1984

AL10 and AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984, with 95 each.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years