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Broxbourne road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2016, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (200), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2016
198
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
244
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2016

1% of collisions in Broxbourne in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2010%
  • Slight17689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious239.4%
  • Slight21990%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 198, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 198
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February10 (5.1%)
  • March19 (9.6%)
  • April15 (7.6%)
  • May13 (6.6%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July13 (6.6%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September13 (6.6%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November17 (8.6%)
  • December19 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (71%)
  • Wet or damp50 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph127 (64%)
  • 40 mph40 (20%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (20%)
  • Roundabout35 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (59%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (68%)
  • Passenger44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2016.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2016

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2016, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2016

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2016: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10394705
2ndA1170243104
3rdA121141910
4thB176141504
5thB156101100
6thA10104600
7thA1701100
8thA1981100
9thB1941100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2016

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2016: 68.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2016

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2016: 102.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years