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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (402), and casualties fell from 546.

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

Collisions in 2008
349
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
468
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight30587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious459.6%
  • Slight41990%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 349, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February39 (11%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August12 (3.4%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December20 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph151 (43%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph28 (8%)
  • 60 mph67 (19%)
  • 70 mph61 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (20%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (71%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2085 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (73%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2008.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2008

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000456626
2ndA1(M)445805
3rdA1001263525
4thA414141802
5thB197141902
6thB158121500
7thB6426121802
8thA6129111502
9thB195111701
10thB15681000
11thB10006800
12thB6536700
13thA10573701
14thB1573300
15thM252200
16thB6551100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2008

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008: 77.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2008

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008: 95.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years