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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (455), and casualties rose from 619.

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

Collisions in 2002
474
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
657
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight57387%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 474, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February32 (6.8%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April39 (8.2%)
  • May44 (9.3%)
  • June42 (8.9%)
  • July30 (6.3%)
  • August40 (8.4%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (60%)
  • Wet or damp180 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph108 (23%)
  • 70 mph91 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 45120 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (68%)
  • Passenger174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (79%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had the 173rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2002

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002: 66, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10006690210
2ndA1456306
3rdA1001314203
4thA1(M)263401
5thB197223704
6thA414192401
7thB6426172301
8thB195152001
9thA6129101401
10thB1565602
11thA10574500
12thB1584802
13thB10003300
14thB1573511
15thB6532300
16thA10811100
17thA1111100
18thA4051301
19thA4121100
20thB53781100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2002

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002: 102.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2002

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002: 118.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years