Slight
Rover 75 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 6 Jul 2025, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411623296
Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 3DX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 232 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Howlands ward, Welwyn Hatfield, from 2001 to 2025, with 305 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 232
- 3,617th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 305
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL7 3DX hotspot
42 of the 232 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.9%
- Serious4017%
- Slight19082%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 40
- Slightly injured
- 263
- All casualties
- 305
Accidents by year at the AL7 3DX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 24 in 2001, against an average of 9.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL7 3DX 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 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 13 | 17 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 12 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 | 18 | 25 |
| 2005 | 13 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 20 |
| 2002 | 15 | 24 |
| 2001 | 24 | 37 |
Map of crashes at the AL7 3DX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL7 3DX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 3DX 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 AL7 3DX 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
- Howlands
- Council area
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- AL7 3DX
- Postcode district
- AL7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.79415, -0.18348
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 6 July 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,617th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the AL7 3DX hotspot
All 232 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Welwyn Garden City.
Accident hotspots near AL7 3DX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4QL area, 1 km away, with 84 collisions.
- Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4QL area1 km away, 105 casualties84 collisions
- Hollybush, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4TP area1.3 km away, 232 casualties185 collisions
- Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1RL area1.3 km away, 388 casualties287 collisions
- Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6BE area1.5 km away, 575 casualties468 collisions
- Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 2EA area1.6 km away, 118 casualties72 collisions
- Howlands, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 4FW area1.8 km away, 140 casualties97 collisions
- Peartree, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1GT area1.9 km away, 86 casualties62 collisions
- Handside, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 6YF area2.4 km away, 333 casualties233 collisions
All 232 crashes at the AL7 3DX hotspot
Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 6 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Jan 2025, 19:32
- Mercedes Vito and Renault Kadjar
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025411546820
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Jan 2025, 17:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411545661
- Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 28 Jul 2024, 20:03
- An e-scooter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411473849
- Slight
Citroen DS4 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Feb 2024, 15:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411414579
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Jan 2024, 13:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411400232
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Nov 2023, 19:22
- Hyundai i20 and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411387726
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 Jul 2023, 11:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411363399
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 8 Jul 2023, 07:21
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411331795
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 May 2023, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411351182
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 31 Mar 2023, 17:50
- Ford Transit Custom and Peugeot 308
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411296143
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Feb 2023, 14:20
- Ford Transit Custom, Yamaha R and Citroen C1
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411283592
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Aug 2022, 13:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411211496
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Jul 2022, 17:55
- Ford Fiesta and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411198980
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 Jun 2022, 00:27
- Fiat 500, Citroen C3, BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411240643
- Serious
Suzuki GSXR crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Jun 2022, 13:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411219106
- Serious
Audi Q2 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Mar 2022, 23:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411184847
- Slight
Hyundai Coupe crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Jan 2022, 17:38
- Hyundai Coupe and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411138881
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Dec 2021, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411131558
- Slight
Vauxhall Grandland crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Oct 2021, 14:09
- Vauxhall Grandland and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411116543
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 8 Dec 2020, 17:04
- Ford Kuga and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020411011808
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Oct 2020, 11:34
- Jaguar X Type and BMW X2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410997969
- Serious
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 2 Oct 2020, 18:55
- Ford KA and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410986728
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Sep 2020, 21:29
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410981778
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 2 Mar 2020, 09:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410941664
- Slight
Car crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Feb 2020, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410949649
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 23 Jan 2020, 15:46
- Mercedes A Class and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410926318
- Slight
Mini Countryman crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 8 Sep 2019, 16:27
- Mini Countryman and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410881588
- Slight
Kawasaki ZR800 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 7 Jul 2019, 15:03
- Kawasaki ZR800, Ford Ecosport and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410860977
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Jun 2019, 15:14
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410876089
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 28 May 2019, 17:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410846838
- Slight
Hyundai Amica crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 9 May 2019, 11:30
- Hyundai Amica and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410840248
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Mar 2019, 07:22
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410862700
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 15 Mar 2019, 23:41
- Audi A5 and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410829427
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 9 Mar 2019, 12:57
- Volkswagen Sharan and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410827044
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 13 Feb 2019, 08:15
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410819715
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 6 Feb 2019, 17:22
- Volkswagen Golf and Jaguar S Type
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410822275
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 4 Feb 2019, 08:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410827806
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 30 Dec 2018, 11:00
- Citroen Dispatch and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018410808427
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Oct 2018, 19:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410341426
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Aug 2018, 15:30
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410322903
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 Jul 2018, 08:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410315433
- Serious
Yamaha YS 125 crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 20 Apr 2018, 14:25
- Yamaha YS 125 and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410287645
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Mar 2018, 14:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410285705
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the B195 in Welwyn Hatfield, 8 Aug 2017, 14:30
- Lexus CT 200 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410215225
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Jul 2017, 15:45
- Suzuki Swift and Ford Transit Courier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410200878
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Apr 2017, 11:40
- DAF Trucks and Hyundai i20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410187076
- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Jan 2017, 08:05
- Renault Laguna and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410152967