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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (403), and casualties rose from 573.

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

Collisions in 1996
459
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
656
Up 14% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight37481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight55484%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 459, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.9%)
  • February50 (11%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July30 (6.5%)
  • August44 (9.6%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October38 (8.3%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December40 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (66%)
  • Wet or damp127 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (44%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph114 (25%)
  • 70 mph87 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (75%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (19%)
  • 21 to 25111 (17%)
  • 26 to 35140 (21%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (67%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1996.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1996

The A1(M) and A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996, with 55 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)557916
2ndA10005584112
3rdB197305116
4thA1001253916
5thA414222813
6thA6129152402
7thB195152405
8thB6426111301
9thB158101204
10thB1569903
11thB6536801
12thA10575700
13thB1574500
14thB10003501
15thA10052201
16thB6562201

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1996

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996: 120.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1996

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996: 97.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years