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Broxbourne road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2008, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2007 (274), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2008
182
Down 34% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
251
Down 34% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Broxbourne in 2008 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious126.6%
  • Slight16892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious135.2%
  • Slight23694%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 182, down 34% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (20%)
  • Sunday16 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February19 (10%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April21 (12%)
  • May16 (8.8%)
  • June16 (8.8%)
  • July6 (3.3%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November16 (8.8%)
  • December11 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp56 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph96 (53%)
  • 40 mph35 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph35 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (31%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (19%)
  • 26 to 3551 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 657 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.4%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (71%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2008.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2008

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2008, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2008

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2008: 48, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10487113
2ndA1170141900
3rdA121121601
4thB156111300
5thB176111703
6thA10106800
7thB1984500
8thA10721200
9thA1201200
10thA6001300
11thB13831100
12thB1941100
13thB1951200

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2008

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2008: 49.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2008

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2008: 80.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years