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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (474), and casualties fell from 657.

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

Collisions in 2003
438
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
628
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6510%
  • Slight55989%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 438, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (19%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (8.9%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.4%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March34 (7.8%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May42 (9.6%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September38 (8.7%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December40 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (41%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph99 (23%)
  • 70 mph77 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (19%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (19%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 45101 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (66%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (79%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2003.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003: 54, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1548513
2ndA1000436025
3rdA1001406013
4thA414294002
5thB197213402
6thB195162004
7thA6129141701
8thB6426132002
9thA105791003
10thB15681002
11thB1575701
12thB100041001
13thB1584500
14thB6534700
15thB6563500

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2003

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003: 96.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2003

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003: 106.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years