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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (399), and casualties rose from 554.

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

Collisions in 2006
397
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
582
Up 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006

2.3% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious579.8%
  • Slight51588%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 397, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (9.1%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April22 (5.5%)
  • May36 (9.1%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July26 (6.5%)
  • August34 (8.6%)
  • September31 (7.8%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December34 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (64%)
  • Wet or damp135 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph165 (42%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph89 (22%)
  • 70 mph78 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (20%)
  • Roundabout45 (11%)
  • 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 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (19%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (71%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (76%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2006.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2006

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006: 45, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000455629
2ndA1305105
3rdA414294112
4thA1(M)243812
5thA1001223705
6thB197202903
7thB195142201
8thB15891101
9thB642691201
10thA612981200
11thB100071200
12thA10575800
13thB1564401
14thB1574610
15thB6532300
16thB6562200
17thM252800

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2006

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006: 101.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2006

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006: 88.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2006, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years