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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1986 (477), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 1987
384
Down 19% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
509
Down 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987

1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight29376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight40580%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 384, down 19% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (19%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.9%)
  • February40 (10%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April25 (6.5%)
  • May33 (8.6%)
  • June22 (5.7%)
  • July34 (8.9%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp205 (53%)
  • Dry165 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (52%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph105 (27%)
  • 70 mph41 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (28%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (66%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (72%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1987.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1987

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987: 47, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000476218
2ndA1(M)294219
3rdB197202505
4thB6426161603
5thA6129131811
6thB156131805
7thB195121901
8thA1001101204
9thA414101100
10thB158101605
11thA105781302
12thB15781404
13thB6537901
14thB6565600
15thA14603
16thB10003301
17thM253600

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1987

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987: 122.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1987

AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987: 84.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1987, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years