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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (454), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2001
455
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
619
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight37983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight53687%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 455, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (11%)
  • February25 (5.5%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May34 (7.5%)
  • June23 (5.1%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September42 (9.2%)
  • October41 (9%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (55%)
  • Wet or damp190 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (42%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph119 (26%)
  • 70 mph69 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (17%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20104 (17%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (24%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (73%)
  • Passenger133 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (81%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2001.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2001

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001: 62, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000628627
2ndA1(M)517015
3rdA1001323904
4thB197213003
5thA414202812
6thB158141403
7thB195101602
8thB6426101401
9thA105781211
10thA61298801
11thB15781000
12thB1566902
13thB6536901
14thB10004901
15thM252300
16thA11100
17thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2001

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001: 103.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2001

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001: 100.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years