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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1985 (418), and casualties rose from 541.

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

Collisions in 1986
477
Up 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
624
Up 15% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious12019%
  • Slight49479%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 477, up 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June27 (5.7%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August38 (8%)
  • September41 (8.6%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (51%)
  • Wet or damp205 (43%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (47%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (4%)
  • 60 mph129 (27%)
  • 70 mph64 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (16%)
  • Roundabout54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (16%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20144 (23%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 35106 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (65%)
  • Passenger158 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (71%)
  • Motorcycle97 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1986.

Collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1986

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986: 81, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100081110218
2ndA1345213
3rdA414273316
4thA1(M)264106
5thB197192222
6thA1057182202
7thB156182503
8thB15791303
9thB1958900
10thB100071001
11thB65361000
12thA61295603
13thB1585703
14thM254902
15thA10012201
16thA4052310
17thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1986

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986: 129.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1986

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986: 123.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1986, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years