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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (408), and casualties rose from 564.

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

Collisions in 1989
447
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
595
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight35780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48381%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 447, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February41 (9.2%)
  • March23 (5.1%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (58%)
  • Wet or damp173 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (51%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (25%)
  • 70 mph57 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout46 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (24%)
  • 21 to 25105 (18%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (66%)
  • Passenger148 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1989.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1989

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989: 59, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10005980014
2ndB197364728
3rdA1(M)344306
4thB195203103
5thB156182707
6thA414171902
7thA1001152120
8thB6426131301
9thB1000121803
10thA6129101502
11thB15891102
12thB6537800
13thB1575800
14thM252300
15thA10571100
16thA1561100
17thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1989

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989: 120.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1989

AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989: 98.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years