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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (384), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 1988
408
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
564
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight31477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10819%
  • Slight44980%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 408, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.1%)
  • February34 (8.3%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April24 (5.9%)
  • May29 (7.1%)
  • June31 (7.6%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October36 (8.8%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (55%)
  • Wet or damp174 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (46%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph99 (24%)
  • 70 mph60 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (15%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20121 (21%)
  • 21 to 25105 (19%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (66%)
  • Passenger146 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (73%)
  • Motorcycle80 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1988.

Collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1988

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988: 67, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100067101313
2ndA1(M)345009
3rdB197284104
4thA1001223205
5thB195141604
6thM25142201
7thA6129121604
8thB156111201
9thB6426101302
10thB15791003
11thA41471100
12thB6536702
13thA105741102
14thB10004401
15thB1584511
16thB64241100
17thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1988

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988: 111.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1988

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988: 86.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years