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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (397), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 2007
402
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
546
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight48489%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 402, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (18%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.5%)
  • February34 (8.5%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April19 (4.7%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August24 (6%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November31 (7.7%)
  • December38 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (60%)
  • Wet or damp150 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph171 (43%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph32 (8%)
  • 60 mph86 (21%)
  • 70 mph67 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (71%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (73%)
  • Passenger101 (18%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2007.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2007

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007: 55, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)558106
2ndA10005479010
3rdA1001314702
4thA414202801
5thB197202902
6thB6426141802
7thA6129121511
8thB156101003
9thB19592001
10thB1586802
11thB10003400
12thA10572200
13thB1572400
14thB6532401
15thA10811101

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2007

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007: 88.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2007

AL9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007: 93.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years