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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (459), and casualties rose from 656.

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

Collisions in 1997
493
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
662
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight38478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight52479%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 493, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (18%)
  • Wednesday89 (18%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.7%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April31 (6.3%)
  • May34 (6.9%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July37 (7.5%)
  • August44 (8.9%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October49 (9.9%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (62%)
  • Wet or damp167 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (44%)
  • 40 mph57 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph115 (23%)
  • 70 mph76 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (15%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (71%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (22%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (69%)
  • Passenger153 (23%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1997.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1997

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997: 76, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100076104115
2ndA1(M)527028
3rdA10013043010
4thB6426222805
5thB197212625
6thA414192002
7thB195182604
8thA6129161903
9thB158101513
10thB65381000
11thB10006902
12thB1562200
13thB1572200
14thB6562301

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1997

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997: 128.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1997

AL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997: 119.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1997, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years