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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (447), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 1990
426
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
572
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight33779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight46982%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 426, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February41 (9.6%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7.5%)
  • May25 (5.9%)
  • June30 (7%)
  • July29 (6.8%)
  • August40 (9.4%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December29 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (64%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (49%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph106 (25%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (14%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20146 (26%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (68%)
  • Passenger131 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1990.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1990

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990: 73, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10007310318
2ndA1(M)335727
3rdA1001212703
4thA414202201
5thB197192203
6thB156141704
7thB1000111503
8thA6129101203
9thB6426101001
10thB19591301
11thB65391406
12thA105781211
13thB1586800
14thM254401
15thA1562200
16thB1572200
17thB6562501

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1990

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990: 121.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1990

AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990: 100.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years