Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Dec 2025, 17:45
- Ford Focus and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411692547
Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 468 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Handside ward, Welwyn Hatfield, from 2001 to 2025, with 575 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 468
- 1,359th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 575
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- 8 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL8 6BE hotspot
69 of the 468 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.6%
- Serious6614%
- Slight39985%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 68
- Slightly injured
- 503
- All casualties
- 575
Accidents by year at the AL8 6BE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 35 in 2004, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL8 6BE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 17 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 | 28 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 13 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 | 24 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 15 | 17 |
| 2015 | 24 | 31 |
| 2014 | 24 | 26 |
| 2013 | 19 | 22 |
| 2012 | 22 | 23 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 |
| 2010 | 21 | 29 |
| 2009 | 18 | 21 |
| 2008 | 24 | 31 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 |
| 2006 | 20 | 23 |
| 2005 | 21 | 24 |
| 2004 | 35 | 41 |
| 2003 | 27 | 34 |
| 2002 | 24 | 34 |
| 2001 | 24 | 30 |
Map of crashes at the AL8 6BE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL8 6BE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the AL8 6BE hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Handside
- Council area
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- AL8 6BE
- Postcode district
- AL8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.80049, -0.20264
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 20 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,359th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the AL8 6BE hotspot
463 of the 468 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City.
Accident hotspots near AL8 6BE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Peartree, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1GT area, 0.8 km away, with 62 collisions.
- Peartree, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1GT area0.8 km away, 86 casualties62 collisions
- Hollybush, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4TP area1.3 km away, 232 casualties185 collisions
- Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6YF area1.3 km away, 333 casualties233 collisions
- Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1RL area1.5 km away, 388 casualties287 collisions
- Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 3DX area1.5 km away, 305 casualties232 collisions
- Sherrards, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7ST area1.7 km away, 266 casualties190 collisions
- Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 9AA area1.9 km away, 220 casualties143 collisions
- Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4QL area2.1 km away, 105 casualties84 collisions
All 468 crashes at the AL8 6BE hotspot
Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 20 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Dec 2025, 10:00
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411684822
- Serious
Audi A5 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 18 Sep 2025, 16:49
- Audi A5 and Kawasaki BX 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411647771
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Jun 2025, 15:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and Citroen Dispatch
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411614616
- Serious
Hyundai Tucson crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 28 May 2025, 09:45
- Hyundai Tucson, Lexus RX 450 and Citroen Berlingo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411625811
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 Jan 2025, 09:00
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411552434
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Jan 2025, 23:36
- Nissan Micra and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411560828
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Jan 2025, 05:55
- Suzuki Alto and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411543905
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 31 Oct 2024, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411521013
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Aug 2024, 22:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411481413
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 Aug 2024, 06:28
- Audi A1 and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411479509
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 Jul 2024, 13:20
- Ford Fiesta and Mercedes Vito
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411473774
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Jul 2024, 11:31
- Peugeot 308 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411465991
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Jun 2024, 06:37
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411463412
- Slight
Ford Mustang Mach-E crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 Jun 2024, 16:41
- Ford Mustang Mach-E and Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411463490
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 May 2024, 07:58
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411460907
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Dec 2023, 06:50
- Nissan Note and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411391380
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 4 Dec 2023, 19:30
- Mercedes Gla Class and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411390168
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Nov 2023, 17:10
- Fiat Panda and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411377652
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 18 Oct 2023, 15:12
- Peugeot Expert and 2 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411366061
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Oct 2023, 09:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411366050
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Jul 2023, 10:06
- Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411329392
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Jun 2023, 16:12
- Ford Fiesta and Toyota C-HR
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411323455
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 4 Jun 2023, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411316396
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 May 2023, 13:17
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411330211
- Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 Apr 2023, 22:41
- Mini One and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411303974
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Mar 2023, 18:30
- Peugeot 108 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411287358
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 Feb 2023, 12:32
- Vauxhall Meriva and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411282671
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 Feb 2023, 05:25
- Iveco Daily and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411281227
- Slight
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 3 Feb 2023, 20:15
- Volkswagen Scirocco and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411276091
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Jan 2023, 13:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411291381
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 14 Jan 2023, 09:45
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411264869
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 Jan 2023, 19:15
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411268133
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Dec 2022, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411290893
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Nov 2022, 19:12
- Audi A1 and Mini Clubman
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411258309
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 4 Nov 2022, 08:28
- Toyota Prius and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411274332
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Oct 2022, 14:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Honda NC750
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411262362
- Serious
Car crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Sep 2022, 04:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411229801
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Sep 2022, 08:40
- Skoda Superb and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411221508
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 2 Sep 2022, 20:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411226022
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Jul 2022, 16:00
- Vauxhall Mokka and Volvo V50
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411297868
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 8 Jul 2022, 08:18
- Skoda Fabia and Mercedes SLK Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411202616
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Jun 2022, 21:37
- Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2022411197347
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A1000 in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 May 2022, 02:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411208052
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 May 2022, 22:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411233087
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Apr 2022, 09:40
- Suzuki Vitara and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411195198
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 Mar 2022, 12:47
- Seat Ibiza and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411161637
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Mar 2022, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411166599