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Broxbourne road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 2023, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2022 (144), and casualties fell from 210.

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

Collisions in 2023
155
Up 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
194
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 2023

None of the collisions in Broxbourne in 2023 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight16485%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 155, up 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 155
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.7%)
  • February7 (4.5%)
  • March19 (12%)
  • April10 (6.5%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June14 (9%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August9 (5.8%)
  • September11 (7.1%)
  • October13 (8.4%)
  • November9 (5.8%)
  • December12 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (68%)
  • Wet or damp28 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (9%)
  • 30 mph89 (57%)
  • 40 mph29 (19%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (30%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3533 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (22%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (70%)
  • Passenger30 (15%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (70%)
  • Motorcycle35 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2023.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broxbourne in 2023

Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, EN8 8DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broxbourne in 2023, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 2023

The A10 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 2023: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10344104
2ndB176192403
3rdB156172204
4thA1170142003
5thA121101301
6thB19881101
7thA10101200
8thB11971101
9thB1941101

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 2023

Cheshunt had the most collisions of any town in Broxbourne in 2023: 58.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 2023

EN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 2023: 94.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years