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Broxbourne road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2017, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (198), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2017
180
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
238
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2017

None of the collisions in Broxbourne in 2017 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight15586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight21189%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 180, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 180
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (21%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.9%)
  • February9 (5%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April5 (2.8%)
  • May17 (9.4%)
  • June9 (5%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September23 (13%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November34 (19%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph113 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (21%)
  • Roundabout37 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (65%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (17%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (69%)
  • Passenger47 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2017.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2017

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2017, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2017

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2017: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10222704
2ndA1170172103
3rdA121121402
4thB156121302
5thB17691301
6thB1986800
7thM14500
8thM2541000
9thB19421001
10thA10571101
11thA4051200
12thA4111201
13thA41471100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2017

Cheshunt and Hoddesdon had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2017, with 46 each.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2017

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2017: 80.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years