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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (295), and casualties rose from 407.

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

Collisions in 2016
293
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
421
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight36988%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 293, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday63 (22%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.5%)
  • February24 (8.2%)
  • March27 (9.2%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May25 (8.5%)
  • June13 (4.4%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph133 (45%)
  • 40 mph35 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (20%)
  • 70 mph47 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (60%)
  • Roundabout59 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (69%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 35100 (24%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (70%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had the 176th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016

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 2016, with 28 collisions each.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2016

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000395906
2ndA1(M)335206
3rdA1001212900
4thA414152712
5thB19791301
6thB642681001
7thB1587901
8thB1575700
9thB1955601
10thB10004700
11thB1564800
12thA10572201
13thA61292301
14thB6532600
15thA1971101
16thB6561100
17thM251100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2016

Hatfield had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016: 62.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2016

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016: 76.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years