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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2013 (262), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2014
323
Up 23% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
451
Up 33% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014

1.2% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious408.9%
  • Slight40790%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 323, up 23% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (8.4%)
  • Sunday28 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.9%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March15 (4.6%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November23 (7.1%)
  • December24 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (70%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (43%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph73 (23%)
  • 70 mph49 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (19%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (68%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had the 174th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area and Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014, with 30 collisions each.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2014

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014: 47, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000477814
2ndA1(M)355124
3rdA1001223103
4thB6426172003
5thA414152501
6thB197151905
7thB195111300
8thB156101601
9thA10577900
10thA61294600
11thB10004901
12thB1584500
13thB1572200
14thB6532401
15thB6561100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2014

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014: 70.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2014

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014: 87.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years