Serious
Honda CB crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Aug 2025, 22:34
- Honda CB and Volvo V40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411633259
Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6YF area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 233 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Handside ward, Welwyn Hatfield, from 2001 to 2025, with 333 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 233
- 3,598th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 333
- 1.43 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL8 6YF hotspot
30 of the 233 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.9%
- Serious2812%
- Slight20387%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 35
- Slightly injured
- 296
- All casualties
- 333
Accidents by year at the AL8 6YF hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2007, against an average of 9.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL8 6YF hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 12 | 18 |
| 2007 | 20 | 27 |
| 2006 | 16 | 26 |
| 2005 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 15 | 23 |
| 2001 | 9 | 11 |
Map of crashes at the AL8 6YF hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL8 6YF.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6YF 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 6YF 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 6YF
- Postcode district
- AL8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.7935, -0.21851
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 15 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,598th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the AL8 6YF hotspot
175 of the 233 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City.
Accident hotspots near AL8 6YF
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hatfield Villages, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7TU area, 1.1 km away, with 98 collisions.
- Hatfield Villages, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7TU area1.1 km away, 139 casualties98 collisions
- Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area1.3 km away, 575 casualties468 collisions
- Hollybush, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4TP area1.4 km away, 232 casualties185 collisions
- Hatfield Central, Welwyn Hatfield, AL9 5JY area1.6 km away, 581 casualties415 collisions
- Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 9AA area1.8 km away, 220 casualties143 collisions
- Peartree, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1GT area2 km away, 86 casualties62 collisions
- Hatfield East, Welwyn Hatfield, AL9 5NX area2.4 km away, 273 casualties196 collisions
- Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 3DX area2.4 km away, 305 casualties232 collisions
All 233 crashes at the AL8 6YF hotspot
Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 15 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 May 2025, 15:35
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411590923
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 14 Mar 2025, 19:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411566630
- Serious
Car crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Dec 2024, 04:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411539846
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Dec 2024, 13:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411541196
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Nov 2024, 06:50
- Seat Leon and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411524952
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 3 Nov 2024, 14:30
- Volvo XC60 and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024411512591
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Aug 2023, 10:30
- Mini Cooper, Honda SH 125 and Hyundai ix20
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411344264
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 18 Jun 2023, 18:10
- Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411321081
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 6 Dec 2022, 11:50
- Audi A3 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411253901
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Nov 2022, 17:29
- Mercedes E Class and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411258032
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Nov 2022, 18:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411290984
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 9 Oct 2022, 13:23
- Audi A5 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411244676
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Sep 2022, 22:45
- Nissan Juke and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411223019
- Slight
Honda CRF1000A crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Jul 2022, 08:29
- Honda CRF1000A and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411211483
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 May 2022, 18:45
- Fiat 500 and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411195085
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Sep 2021, 12:42
- Kia Picanto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411103061
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 1 Jul 2021, 10:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Transit Courier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411070530
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Apr 2021, 09:00
- Citroen Berlingo and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411068583
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Mar 2021, 14:50
- BMW X5 and BMW 2 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411033621
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Feb 2021, 18:52
- BMW 3 Series, Porsche 911, Volkswagen Polo and Ssangyong Tivoli
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411022351
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 29 Jan 2021, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411018384
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 Dec 2020, 11:30
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020411016768
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 Nov 2020, 09:05
- Ford Galaxy and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020411000283
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Jul 2020, 19:40
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410964874
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Jun 2020, 13:56
- Audi A6 and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410984357
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 9 Jun 2020, 09:55
- Ford Kuga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410966501
- Slight
Seat Toledo crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 May 2020, 12:58
- Seat Toledo and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410959457
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Feb 2020, 08:05
- Audi A6 and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410942066
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Jan 2020, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410938202
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 23 Dec 2019, 00:25
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2019410926530
- Slight
BMW 7 Series crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Dec 2019, 10:10
- BMW 7 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410919642
- Slight
Mini Countryman crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 Dec 2019, 18:13
- Mini Countryman and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410929944
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Dec 2019, 17:34
- BMW X3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410917298
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Aug 2019, 13:10
- Citroen C4 and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410874019
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 May 2019, 13:30
- BMW 4 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410844433
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Apr 2019, 18:35
- Seat Alhambra and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410845798
- Slight
Renault Kadjar crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 12 Apr 2019, 22:30
- Renault Kadjar and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410834475
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Jan 2019, 08:36
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410819521
- Slight
Hyundai Matrix crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Jan 2019, 15:45
- Hyundai Matrix and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410813728
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Jan 2019, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410813894
- Slight
Car crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Nov 2018, 12:25
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410805615
- Serious
Hyundai Getz crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Sep 2018, 15:10
- Hyundai Getz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410335826
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 31 Aug 2018, 15:50
- Ford Kuga and Peugeot 307
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410326164
- Slight
Car crash on the A6129 in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Jul 2018, 15:15
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410308203
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 May 2018, 15:05
- Toyota Yaris and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018410296958
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 14 May 2018, 10:32
- Vauxhall Combo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410298481
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Mar 2018, 19:10
- Mercedes A Class and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410328424