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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (291), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2010
257
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
358
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight32190%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 257, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.3%)
  • February23 (8.9%)
  • March19 (7.4%)
  • April13 (5.1%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July20 (7.8%)
  • August17 (6.6%)
  • September18 (7%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December22 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (59%)
  • Wet or damp75 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (8.6%)
  • Snow8 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (44%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (23%)
  • 70 mph43 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • Roundabout31 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (71%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2010.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2010

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010: 30, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)304601
2ndA1000284803
3rdA414151701
4thB197152402
5thA1001142001
6thB6426121201
7thB19571201
8thB1586702
9thA61295701
10thB1565501
11thB10004403
12thB6563601
13thA10571100
14thB1571400
15thB6531100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2010

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010: 58.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2010

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010: 67.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years