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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (493), and casualties rose from 662.

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

Collisions in 1998
462
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
723
Up 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious14520%
  • Slight57279%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 462, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.2%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March29 (6.3%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June54 (12%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August27 (5.8%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December44 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (61%)
  • Wet or damp168 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (38%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph31 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph139 (30%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (15%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (72%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35161 (22%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (68%)
  • Passenger176 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1998.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1998

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998: 65, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100065118016
2ndA1(M)446117
3rdA1001346335
4thA414263804
5thB197203608
6thB6532038110
7thA6129182604
8thB6426152003
9thB195101804
10thA10577901
11thB15871301
12thB10005601
13thB15751002
14thB6562200
15thB1561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1998

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998: 100.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1998

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998: 116.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years