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Dacorum road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Dacorum in 2025, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (160), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2025
161
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
207
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Dacorum in 2025

3.7% of collisions in Dacorum in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Dacorum from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious3824%
  • Slight11773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16278%

Dacorum road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dacorum, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 161, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 161
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (9.9%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.9%)
  • February9 (5.6%)
  • March13 (8.1%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June13 (8.1%)
  • July6 (3.7%)
  • August11 (6.8%)
  • September12 (7.5%)
  • October14 (8.7%)
  • November15 (9.3%)
  • December14 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (72%)
  • Wet or damp41 (25%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (8.7%)
  • 30 mph82 (51%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (21%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dacorum in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (58%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (15%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (70%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dacorum in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dacorum had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2025.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dacorum in 2025

Apsley and Corner Hall, Dacorum, HP3 9YT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dacorum in 2025, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dacorum with the most crashes in 2025

The A4251 had the most collisions in Dacorum in 2025: 17, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dacorum, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4251172008
2ndM1142311
3rdA414121901
4thA4191311
5thA51838900
6thA41474510
7thB4404613
8thA41463801
9thM253311
10thB4862200
11thB4872300
12thB45061100
13thB46351101
14thB4891100

Towns in Dacorum: crashes in 2025

Hemel Hempstead had the most collisions of any town in Dacorum in 2025: 63.

Postcode districts in Dacorum: crashes in 2025

HP2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dacorum in 2025: 34.

Latest crashes in Dacorum in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dacorum in 2025, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Dacorum road accidents in other years