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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (462), and casualties fell from 723.

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

Collisions in 1999
459
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
650
Down 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight37381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight55085%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 459, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (19%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (10%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February38 (8.3%)
  • March29 (6.3%)
  • April39 (8.5%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June41 (8.9%)
  • July30 (6.5%)
  • August28 (6.1%)
  • September45 (9.8%)
  • October34 (7.4%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (40%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout55 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (76%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (22%)
  • 36 to 45113 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (73%)
  • Passenger143 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1999.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 1999

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999: 75, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100075111212
2ndA1(M)447908
3rdB197334704
4thA1001273402
5thA414263405
6thA6129182313
7thB195172303
8thB6426101501
9thA105791804
10thB65381303
11thB100071203
12thB15871303
13thB1564501
14thB1573302
15thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1999

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999: 111.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 1999

AL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999: 107.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years