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Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2024 (172), and casualties fell from 248.

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

Collisions in 2025
122
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
160
Down 35% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025

None of the collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Welwyn Hatfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2823%
  • Slight9477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight13283%

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Welwyn Hatfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 493 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 122, down 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 122
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (19%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February6 (4.9%)
  • March12 (9.8%)
  • April5 (4.1%)
  • May15 (12%)
  • June12 (9.8%)
  • July12 (9.8%)
  • August10 (8.2%)
  • September8 (6.6%)
  • October12 (9.8%)
  • November11 (9%)
  • December5 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (75%)
  • Wet or damp26 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph61 (50%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph24 (20%)
  • 70 mph12 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (60%)
  • Roundabout25 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (65%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (21%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (13%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.3%)
  • Over 758 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (78%)
  • Passenger23 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Welwyn Hatfield in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Welwyn Hatfield had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2025.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025

Hatfield South West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL10 9TB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Welwyn Hatfield with the most crashes in 2025

The A1000 had the most collisions in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Welwyn Hatfield, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1000203305
2ndA1(M)121504
3rdA100181102
4thA4146802
5thB1974401
6thA10573300
7thA61293300
8thB1573400
9thB10002400
10thB64262200
11thB6532200
12thB1561100
13thB1951100

Towns in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2025

Hatfield had the most collisions of any town in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025: 32.

Postcode districts in Welwyn Hatfield: crashes in 2025

AL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025: 40.

Latest crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Welwyn Hatfield in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

Welwyn Hatfield road accidents in other years