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Broxbourne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,785 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025, and 15,354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 151 were fatal and 1,824 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 128 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (144), and casualties fell from 185 to 155.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,785
46th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15,354
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
151
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
128
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Broxbourne

1.3% of collisions in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1511.3%
  • Serious1,82415%
  • Slight9,81083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1691.1%
  • Serious2,09414%
  • Slight13,09185%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. In 2025 there were 128, down 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 128
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025128155
2024144185
2023155194
2022144210
2021120153
2020111130
2019143182
2018145191
2017180238
2016198244
2015200275
2014214283
2013170225
2012204264
2011225306
2010212277
2009199271
2008182251
2007274380
2006231322
2005261354
2004276392
2003261344
2002282407
2001235315
2000350505
1999262340
1998289357
1997278365
1996292376
1995242307
1994283335
1993295384
1992306415
1991280345
1990353425
1989359453
1988359484
1987320397
1986303373
1985320390
1984342419
1983280341
1982338445
1981331430
1980342448
1979367472

When and where crashes happen in Broxbourne

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,621 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,723 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,723 (15%)
  • Thursday1,761 (15%)
  • Friday1,987 (17%)
  • Saturday1,701 (14%)
  • Sunday1,269 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59444 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59175 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,555 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,584 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,036 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,708 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,044 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,239 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,053 (8.9%)
  • February864 (7.3%)
  • March984 (8.3%)
  • April878 (7.5%)
  • May967 (8.2%)
  • June992 (8.4%)
  • July971 (8.2%)
  • August901 (7.6%)
  • September1,016 (8.6%)
  • October1,079 (9.2%)
  • November1,065 (9%)
  • December1,015 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,344 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,949 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting334 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown98 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,858 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,534 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds144 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds99 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist97 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds55 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other890 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded103 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,995 (68%)
  • Wet or damp3,463 (29%)
  • Frost or ice197 (1.7%)
  • Snow53 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph7,835 (66%)
  • 40 mph1,690 (14%)
  • 50 mph213 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph477 (4%)
  • 70 mph1,461 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,871 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway2,825 (24%)
  • Roundabout1,226 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road388 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded475 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,311 (61%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist1,761 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,363 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant457 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant207 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)109 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant69 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant67 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5297 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10541 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 151,094 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 203,142 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,989 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,637 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,919 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,452 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65936 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75555 (3.6%)
  • Over 75384 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded408 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,756 (64%)
  • Passenger3,640 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,177 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,817 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,388 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,251 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes663 (3%)
  • Bus or coach264 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle155 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown41 (0.2%)
  • Minibus34 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Broxbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Broxbourne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Broxbourne ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had the 46th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
46th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
303rdNorth Norfolk11,92017,0923233,348
304thFylde11,91617,4562482,550
305thBolsover11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne (this area)11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne, with 1,088 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025: 2,278, including 49 fatal and 331 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA102,2783,25849331
2ndA1211,4001,75920235
3rdA11701,3141,68915207
4thB1761,0311,2606173
5thB1567721,017697
6thM25263423328
7thB198225303930
8thA1010166198119
9thB194126173523
10thA105110126018
11thB1197107143130
12thB180263706
13thB157212905
14thB121192103
15thA176111202
16thA15691200
17thA1984820
18thM14500
19thA1703300
20thA10052201

Towns in Broxbourne

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025: 3,681.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025: 5,384.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne

Of the latest 24 crashes in Broxbourne, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity