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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1990 (426), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 1991
346
Down 19% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
481
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991

3.2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight26276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight37378%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 346, down 19% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April41 (12%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August18 (5.2%)
  • September31 (9%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (55%)
  • Wet or damp137 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (48%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (22%)
  • 70 mph47 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (78%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1991.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1991

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991: 57, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10005776115
2ndA1(M)314016
3rdA1001182803
4thA414172722
5thB197152002
6thB195121602
7thB6426121502
8thB156101711
9thA61296600
10thA10575911
11thB1584702
12thB6534802
13thB1573610
14thB10002400
15thB6562200

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1991

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991: 94.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1991

AL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991: 74.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1991, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years