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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2021 (165), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2022
186
Up 13% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
264
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022

1.6% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight20778%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 186, up 13% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 186
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday37 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.7%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March16 (8.6%)
  • April14 (7.5%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July14 (7.5%)
  • August12 (6.5%)
  • September12 (6.5%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December15 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (70%)
  • Wet or damp42 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph94 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (22%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (66%)
  • Roundabout35 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (70%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (69%)
  • Passenger56 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2022.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022

Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022, with 19 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2022

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022: 24, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000242706
2ndA1(M)182703
3rdA414142116
4thA100181301
5thB19771201
6thB1576900
7thB1956702
8thB64265500
9thB1564501
10thB6534711
11thA10573601
12thA61292201
13thB1582300
14thB10001301

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2022

Welwyn Garden City had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022: 56.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2022

AL10 and AL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022, with 45 each.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years