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Broxbourne road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2021, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (111), and casualties rose from 130.

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

Collisions in 2021
120
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
153
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2021

None of the collisions in Broxbourne in 2021 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1311%
  • Slight10789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious138.5%
  • Slight14092%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 120, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 120
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.2%)
  • February6 (5%)
  • March12 (10%)
  • April11 (9.2%)
  • May10 (8.3%)
  • June9 (7.5%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August6 (5%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November7 (5.8%)
  • December11 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (72%)
  • Wet or damp25 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph83 (69%)
  • 40 mph23 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (28%)
  • Roundabout15 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3534 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (20%)
  • 46 to 5525 (16%)
  • 56 to 655 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.2%)
  • Over 752 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (71%)
  • Passenger25 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (8%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2021.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2021

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2021, with 37 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2021

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2021: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121192604
2ndA1170161800
3rdA10152501
4thB1768900
5thB1566600
6thA10101100
7thB1941200
8thB1981100

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2021

Cheshunt and Hoddesdon had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2021, with 34 each.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2021

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2021: 70.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years