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Broxbourne road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2009, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (182), and casualties rose from 251.

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

Collisions in 2009
199
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
271
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Broxbourne in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious269.6%
  • Slight24490%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 199, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.5%)
  • February9 (4.5%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April10 (5%)
  • May17 (8.5%)
  • June18 (9%)
  • July15 (7.5%)
  • August19 (9.5%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November19 (9.5%)
  • December16 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other11 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (66%)
  • Wet or damp60 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (54%)
  • 40 mph41 (21%)
  • 50 mph16 (8%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (29%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (21%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 657 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (65%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (73%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2009.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2009

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2009, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2009

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2009: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10517407
2ndA1170354404
3rdA121142202
4thB176131601
5thB156111910
6thB1985501
7thA10103600
8thB11972201
9thB1942300
10thB13831100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2009

Hoddesdon had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2009: 60.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2009

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2009: 91.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years