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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2003 (438), and casualties rose from 628.

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

Collisions in 2004
457
Up 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
641
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight38885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight56488%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 457, up 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (18%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April38 (8.3%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July29 (6.3%)
  • August31 (6.8%)
  • September56 (12%)
  • October34 (7.4%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (66%)
  • Wet or damp143 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (38%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph42 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (22%)
  • 70 mph85 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (21%)
  • Roundabout56 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (73%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20119 (19%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 45126 (20%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (71%)
  • Passenger147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had the 170th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area and Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004, with 39 collisions each.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2004

The A1 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004: 68, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16810907
2ndA10006287111
3rdA1001345106
4thA414273703
5thB197213302
6thB195151802
7thB6426142301
8thA61297800
9thB15671203
10thB1587803
11thB6535603
12thA10574700
13thB10004801
14thB1573400
15thA1(M)1100
16thB5561100
17thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2004

Hatfield had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004: 96.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2004

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004: 124.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years