Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Oct 2025, 21:00
- Vauxhall Astra, Honda CB and Ford Ecosport
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411681416
Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 0PN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 159 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Welwyn West ward, Welwyn Hatfield, from 2001 to 2025, with 259 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 159
- 5,295th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 259
- 1.63 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the AL6 0PN hotspot
22 of the 159 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.6%
- Serious2113%
- Slight13786%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 232
- All casualties
- 259
Accidents by year at the AL6 0PN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2005, against an average of 6.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the AL6 0PN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 16 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 17 | 27 |
| 2004 | 11 | 19 |
| 2003 | 9 | 17 |
| 2002 | 11 | 20 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the AL6 0PN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AL6 0PN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 0PN area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the AL6 0PN 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
- Welwyn West
- Council area
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- AL6 0PN
- Postcode district
- AL6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.83958, -0.20307
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,295th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the AL6 0PN hotspot
111 of the 159 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Woolmer Green.
Accident hotspots near AL6 0PN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 9DN area, 1.4 km away, with 363 collisions.
- Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 9DN area1.4 km away, 511 casualties363 collisions
- Welwyn East, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 0TP area1.7 km away, 131 casualties83 collisions
- Sherrards, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7EL area2.5 km away, 191 casualties121 collisions
- Codicote & Kimpton, North Hertfordshire, SG4 8XU area2.6 km away, 118 casualties88 collisions
- Sherrards, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7ST area2.7 km away, 266 casualties190 collisions
- Knebworth, North Hertfordshire, SG3 6BX area2.9 km away, 239 casualties156 collisions
- Peartree, Welwyn Hatfield, AL7 1GT area3.6 km away, 86 casualties62 collisions
- Welwyn West, Welwyn Hatfield, AL6 9AA area3.8 km away, 220 casualties143 collisions
All 159 crashes at the AL6 0PN hotspot
Newest first, from 23 February 2001 to 19 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 18 Jul 2024, 08:35
- Seat Alhambra and Volvo XC40
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411470731
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 1 Jul 2024, 16:55
- Ford Transit Custom and Yamaha Ybr
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411471079
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Jun 2024, 19:29
- Skoda Fabia and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411457651
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 23 Apr 2024, 15:07
- Hyundai i30 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411435214
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Mar 2024, 20:51
- Ford Fiesta, Nissan Note and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024411438197
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Sep 2023, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411366809
- Slight
Subaru Forester crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 27 Jun 2023, 09:20
- Subaru Forester and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411328250
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 17 Oct 2022, 18:50
- Hyundai i10 and Kia Stonic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411236983
- Serious
Volkswagen Touran crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Jul 2022, 15:10
- Volkswagen Touran, Mazda 2, Volkswagen UP, Dacia Duster and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022411206208
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Nov 2021, 07:24
- Fiat 500 and Abarth 595
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411147389
- Serious
Mercedes CLS Class crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 Jan 2021, 03:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411078136
- Slight
Mini Countryman crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 25 Jun 2020, 15:25
- Mini Countryman and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410964589
- Fatal
BMW R 1250 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Jan 2020, 11:25
- BMW R 1250 and Mazda 6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020410932359
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Nov 2019, 01:25
- BMW 3 Series and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410903736
- Serious
Suzuki Swift crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 17 Nov 2019, 19:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410918944
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 15 Oct 2019, 17:51
- 2 Ford Fiestas and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410902811
- Serious
Hyundai ix35 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 9 Jul 2019, 17:25
- Hyundai ix35 and Yamaha YZF R1
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019410873486
- Slight
Suzuki SV 1000 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Mar 2019, 18:05
- Suzuki SV 1000 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410826248
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M1 in Welwyn Hatfield, 28 Nov 2018, 18:05
- Mercedes and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018410803723
- Slight
Bus crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Nov 2018, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410802885
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 26 Sep 2018, 14:50
- Mazda 2 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018410332207
- Slight
Jaguar F-Pace crash on an unclassified road in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 May 2018, 14:45
- Jaguar F-Pace and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410306669
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 May 2018, 15:08
- Mercedes C Class and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018410297478
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 18 Apr 2018, 08:35
- Mercedes Sprinter, BMW 5 Series, Ford Galaxy, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018410287893
- Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 29 Mar 2018, 17:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410320792
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 5 Feb 2018, 08:10
- Mini Cooper and Citroen C4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018410270129
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 29 Sep 2017, 13:10
- Skoda Superb, Mercedes C Class, Renault Clio and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017410235502
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 23 Aug 2017, 18:35
- Honda Jazz, Proton Gen 2 and Audi A1
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410217877
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Jun 2017, 07:40
- 2 Vauxhall Corsas
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017410195859
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 16 Oct 2016, 15:55
- Ford Fiesta and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016410120849
- Slight
Seat Altea crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 11 Sep 2016, 12:15
- Seat Altea and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016410111904
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 10 Aug 2016, 14:16
- Ford Mondeo, Hyundai i30 and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016410104599
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 22 May 2016, 18:07
- Peugeot 2008, BMW 3 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016410079810
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 May 2016, 23:50
- Fiat Punto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016410078805
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 1 May 2016, 04:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410070126
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 20 Apr 2016, 06:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410064876
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 13 Nov 2015, 12:44
- Vauxhall Astra, Peugeot 308 and a van
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100T2116
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1(M) in North Hertfordshire, 29 Sep 2015, 16:35
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 20154100T2091
- Slight
Van crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 4 Jul 2015, 08:29
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 20154100T2074
- Slight
Car crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 1 Jan 2015, 10:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100B0037
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Sep 2014, 17:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Yamaha YZF R125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100B0579
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 Sep 2014, 07:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100T2098
- Slight
Car crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 31 Jul 2014, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100B0460
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 24 Jun 2014, 15:22
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20144100T2069
- Slight
Van crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 May 2014, 19:09
- A van and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100B0308
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the B197 in Welwyn Hatfield, 19 May 2014, 07:05
- Peugeot 307 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100B0326
- Slight
Iveco crash on the A1(M) in Welwyn Hatfield, 21 Nov 2013, 08:21
- Iveco and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20134100T2136