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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2004 (457), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2005
399
Down 13% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
554
Down 14% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight34386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight48988%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 399, down 13% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April39 (9.8%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July33 (8.3%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (66%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph151 (38%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph32 (8%)
  • 60 mph93 (23%)
  • 70 mph69 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (19%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (74%)
  • Passenger114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (77%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2005.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1528506
2ndA1000455815
3rdA1001304203
4thB197223203
5thA414202303
6thB195151903
7thB6426101010
8thB15681904
9thB1576900
10thB1586710
11thA61295600
12thB10005800
13thA10574400
14thB6533601
15thA1(M)1100
16thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2005

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005: 79.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2005

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005: 89.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years