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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (459), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2000
454
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
650
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000

0.2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight55886%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 454, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.7%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July31 (6.8%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December34 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (55%)
  • Wet or damp201 (44%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph171 (38%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph124 (27%)
  • 70 mph88 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout44 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (11%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (24%)
  • 36 to 45127 (20%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (71%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (81%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Welwyn Hatfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2000.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2000

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000: 64, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006491111
2ndA1(M)578509
3rdB197314801
4thA1001294606
5thA414212404
6thB195172702
7thA6129141902
8thM258900
9thB1567802
10thB642671200
11thB10006900
12thB15861403
13thA10575602
14thB65341100
15thB1573302
16thA11101
17thA1111301
18thB62461100
19thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2000

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000: 91.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2000

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000: 107.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2000.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years