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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1992 (376), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 1993
385
Up 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
527
Level with 1992
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993

2.3% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight29978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight42781%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 385, up 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (18%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.1%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June35 (9.1%)
  • July20 (5.2%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December37 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (55%)
  • Wet or damp163 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (50%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph93 (24%)
  • 70 mph51 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (66%)
  • Passenger144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1993.

Collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1993

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993: 62, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006288111
2ndA1(M)305234
3rdA1001263312
4thB197183013
5thA414142508
6thA6129141605
7thB1000101214
8thB15691000
9thB1586701
10thB642661100
11thA10575610
12thB1573301
13thB1953301
14thB6532301
15thB1981101
16thB6561200
17thM251100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1993

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993: 107.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1993

AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993: 99.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1993, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years