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Dacorum road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2024, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (193), and casualties fell from 273.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,193 collisions in Dacorum.

Collisions in 2024
160
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
205
Down 25% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2024

2.5% of collisions in Dacorum in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight17183%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 160, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 160
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161207
2024160205
2023193273
2022187262
2021171227
2020143189
2019201267
2018194259
2017238327
2016234325
2015233323
2014239344
2013238307
2012285382
2011329437
2010325445
2009308454
2008363507
2007403586
2006431622
2005434638
2004459712
2003475725
2002515776
2001591890
2000670999
1999592866
1998610907
1997611887
1996587944
1995561835
1994540719
1993555817
1992543769
1991500678
1990610860
1989611827
1988590816
1987592810
1986622826
1985527732
1984544773
1983519679
1982546760
1981564757
1980621845
1979568780

When and where crashes happen in Dacorum in 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.8%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April8 (5%)
  • May20 (13%)
  • June14 (8.8%)
  • July22 (14%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September5 (3.1%)
  • October11 (6.9%)
  • November10 (6.3%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (71%)
  • Wet or damp36 (23%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph84 (53%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant129 (63%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (18%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (78%)
  • Passenger25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dacorum

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dacorum ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2024.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2024

Adeyfield West, Dacorum, HP2 4BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2024, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2024

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2024: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251192204
2ndM1111801
3rdA4147101402
4thA41491411
5thA41468904
6thA4161100
7thB4876721
8thA51834802
9thB4404400
10thB4893601
11thM253400
12thB45052200
13thB4882200
14thB45401201
15thB46351101

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2024

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2024: 72.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2024

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2024: 50.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years