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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (244), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2018
229
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
343
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018

None of the collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight18480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight29586%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 229, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (19%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February19 (8.3%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April22 (9.6%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July19 (8.3%)
  • August11 (4.8%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (52%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (17%)
  • 70 mph39 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (21%)
  • Roundabout36 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (71%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (69%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2018.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2018

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018: 32, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)326207
2ndA1000162705
3rdA1001101501
4thB197101302
5thA61297801
6thA4146703
7thB1585803
8thB64265801
9thB1954500
10thB1563302
11thB1573800
12thA12201
13thA10571100
14thB10001300
15thM11200

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2018

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018: 52.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2018

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018: 62.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years