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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (170), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2024
172
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
248
Up 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024

4.1% of collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.1%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight20382%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 172, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (9.3%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7%)
  • February15 (8.7%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April8 (4.7%)
  • May13 (7.6%)
  • June25 (15%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August8 (4.7%)
  • September11 (6.4%)
  • October16 (9.3%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December11 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph78 (45%)
  • 40 mph31 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (15%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (67%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • 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%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (21%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (73%)
  • Passenger44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2024.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024

Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 0BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2024

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024: 23, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)233433
2ndA1000203404
3rdA1001121502
4thA414101101
5thB19781302
6thB64266610
7thB1575800
8thB15851505
9thB1955600
10thB1564900
11thB6534801
12thA61293501
13thB10003600
14thA10572211

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2024

Hatfield had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024: 39.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2024

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024: 49.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years