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Broxbourne road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2002, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2001 (235), and casualties rose from 315.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,785 collisions in Broxbourne.

Collisions in 2002
282
Up 20% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
407
Up 29% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Broxbourne in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight24788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious399.6%
  • Slight36590%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 282, up 20% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April33 (12%)
  • May20 (7.1%)
  • June22 (7.8%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September26 (9.2%)
  • October22 (7.8%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (57%)
  • Wet or damp119 (42%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph164 (58%)
  • 40 mph47 (17%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph53 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (28%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (65%)
  • Passenger101 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Broxbourne ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2002.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2002

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2002, with 61 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2002

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2002: 68, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA106810509
2ndA1170303603
3rdB176283704
4thB156254103
5thA121162102
6thB198101722
7thB19481101
8thA10104500
9thA4141100
10thB10041100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2002

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2002: 93.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2002

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2002: 140.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years