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Broxbourne road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2022, and 210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2021 (120), and casualties rose from 153.

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

Collisions in 2022
144
Up 20% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
210
Up 37% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2022

1.4% of collisions in Broxbourne in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2719%
  • Slight11580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18186%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 144, up 20% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday29 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (12%)
  • February12 (8.3%)
  • March9 (6.3%)
  • April14 (9.7%)
  • May8 (5.6%)
  • June10 (6.9%)
  • July19 (13%)
  • August4 (2.8%)
  • September11 (7.6%)
  • October18 (13%)
  • November13 (9%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (74%)
  • Wet or damp28 (19%)
  • Not recorded10 (6.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph93 (65%)
  • 40 mph26 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (25%)
  • Roundabout15 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (65%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (65%)
  • Passenger50 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2022.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2022

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2022, with 45 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2022

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2022: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10315014
2ndA121172911
3rdA1170151903
4thB156101804
5thB176101403
6thA10103300
7thB11973301
8thB1983402
9thB1941200

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2022

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2022: 39.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2022

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2022: 84.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years