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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (290), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 2013
262
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
338
Down 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29988%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 262, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 262
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (19%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February12 (4.6%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May17 (6.5%)
  • June18 (6.9%)
  • July17 (6.5%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December25 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (34%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (43%)
  • 40 mph37 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph55 (21%)
  • 70 mph46 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (19%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (70%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2013.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013, with 26 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2013

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013: 43, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)436243
2ndA1000385417
3rdA1001172101
4thB197142102
5thA41481201
6thB64268901
7thA61297801
8thB15861001
9thB6536700
10thB1564501
11thB1954401
12thB6563300
13thB10002201
14thB1571101

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2013

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013: 57.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2013

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013: 67.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years