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B1001 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 collisions on the B1001 from 1979 to 2016, with 239 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 43 serious, and 6 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B1001 was on 5 April 2016.

Collisions since 1979
160
3,515th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
239
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
43
59 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
5 Apr 2016
Busiest year
1985
21 collisions

Crash severity on the B1001

On the B1001, 3.8% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious4327%
  • Slight11169%

Where the B1001 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,515th
Most casualties
3,403rd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,175th

B1001 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1001 peaked at 21 in 1985, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B1001, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201612
201500
201400
201300
201222
201100
201000
200922
200800
200722
200600
200546
200411
200323
2002810
200100
200000
199911
199824
199744
199656
199534
199434
199323
199222
199122
1990512
198978
198822
19871017
19861318
19852131
1984810
1983813
19821017
19811326
1980918
197989

When crashes happen on the B1001

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1001 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (36).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (6.9%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am31 (19%)
  • 9am to noon14 (8.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm36 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July7 (4.4%)
  • August13 (8.1%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November13 (8.1%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight102 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1001 crashes

On the B1001, 61% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (61%)
  • 60 mph60 (38%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (54%)
  • Wet or damp69 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1001 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B1001, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Pedestrian24 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (77%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (21%)
  • 21 to 2542 (18%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (66%)
  • Passenger57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B1001

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B1001

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1001 crashes by council area

All 160 collisions on the B1001 were in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions on the B1001 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire160239643

B1001 crashes by town

Collisions on the B1001 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Ware (91) and Watton at Stone (12).

Latest recorded crashes on the B1001

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B1001, from 19 May 1998 to 5 April 2016.

Severity