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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (416), and casualties rose from 532.

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

Collisions in 1985
418
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
541
Up 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985

2.4% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious10525%
  • Slight30372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious12223%
  • Slight40875%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 418, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March23 (5.5%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May29 (6.9%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October52 (12%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December41 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (59%)
  • Wet or damp155 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (51%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph105 (25%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (24%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (29%)
  • 21 to 2599 (18%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (67%)
  • Passenger113 (21%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (61%)
  • Motorcycle123 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1985.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1985

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985: 70, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100070100220
2ndA1(M)233415
3rdB197233316
4thA1222814
5thA1057171802
6thA414141803
7thB195121501
8thA6129101002
9thB15691203
10thB100071112
11thA10013501
12thA1212200
13thB1582300
14thB6562301
15thM252400
16thA4051201
17thB1571100
18thB6531100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1985

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985: 123.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1985

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985: 98.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years