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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2011 (241), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 2012
290
Up 20% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
409
Up 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious327.8%
  • Slight37491%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 290, up 20% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.3%)
  • February20 (6.9%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June20 (6.9%)
  • July26 (9%)
  • August14 (4.8%)
  • September27 (9.3%)
  • October37 (13%)
  • November38 (13%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other16 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph139 (48%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (22%)
  • 70 mph40 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (72%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Welwyn Hatfield ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2012.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2012

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012: 35, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)355401
2ndA1000284002
3rdB6426171902
4thA1001152701
5thB197132012
6thB195121702
7thA414111800
8thB15691601
9thA612981501
10thB1586700
11thB10005801
12thB6534400
13thB1572300
14thA10571100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2012

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012: 69.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2012

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012: 79.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years