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East Hertfordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,489 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 24,417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 303 were fatal and 3,437 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 157 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (191), and casualties fell from 270 to 227.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,489
153rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,417
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
303
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
157
Down 18% on 2024

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire

1.7% of collisions in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3031.7%
  • Serious3,43720%
  • Slight13,74979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3261.3%
  • Serious4,10717%
  • Slight19,98482%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. In 2025 there were 157, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157227
2024191270
2023190275
2022186268
2021193264
2020158211
2019241348
2018237350
2017234329
2016288394
2015235331
2014294367
2013239339
2012312419
2011246349
2010278372
2009265360
2008292419
2007351507
2006373533
2005409585
2004457670
2003466650
2002472678
2001490679
2000466663
1999475640
1998501716
1997516708
1996472669
1995513738
1994459673
1993509712
1992426588
1991429611
1990468629
1989482667
1988436585
1987460632
1986473637
1985468650
1984437591
1983442617
1982465655
1981434604
1980429593
1979475645

When and where crashes happen in East Hertfordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,445 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,533 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,481 (14%)
  • Thursday2,594 (15%)
  • Friday2,981 (17%)
  • Saturday2,568 (15%)
  • Sunday1,887 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59255 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,797 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,659 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,887 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,723 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,575 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,465 (8.4%)
  • February1,283 (7.3%)
  • March1,308 (7.5%)
  • April1,265 (7.2%)
  • May1,446 (8.3%)
  • June1,506 (8.6%)
  • July1,518 (8.7%)
  • August1,365 (7.8%)
  • September1,463 (8.4%)
  • October1,605 (9.2%)
  • November1,690 (9.7%)
  • December1,575 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,818 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,400 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,987 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown192 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit92 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,622 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,410 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds285 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist229 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds187 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds99 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other365 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded264 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,306 (59%)
  • Wet or damp6,435 (37%)
  • Frost or ice556 (3.2%)
  • Snow93 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep37 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel17 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph106 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph7,225 (41%)
  • 40 mph1,617 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph221 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6,361 (36%)
  • 70 mph1,956 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,906 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,859 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,100 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road588 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,622 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,689 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,191 (9%)
  • Cyclist1,446 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant758 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)253 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant147 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant104 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant99 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant80 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5448 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10721 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,201 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 204,932 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,410 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,571 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,417 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,467 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,569 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75947 (3.9%)
  • Over 75626 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded108 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,524 (68%)
  • Passenger5,702 (23%)
  • Pedestrian2,191 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,654 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,745 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,748 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1,505 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,172 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach335 (1%)
  • Other vehicle274 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car156 (0.5%)
  • Minibus121 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle43 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Hertfordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire

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 East Hertfordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 153rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
153rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 142nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226
199thEast Hertfordshire (this area)17,48924,4173033,437
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble17,34924,2942693,274
202ndWychavon17,31124,6544823,658

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire, with 452 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,877, including 54 fatal and 412 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101,8772,71954412
2ndA4141,6992,38830303
3rdA11841,2331,78820239
4thB100469995112158
5thA11706779109113
6thA6026751,01517142
7thB1586699338149
8thA1206471,03421125
9thA11963984515107
10thA1250459564567
11thB1383352457559
12thA1059248303035
13thB181244380348
14thA507241386660
15thB1000238388956
16thB1502232329629
17thB1037211324141
18thB1368193293349
19thB1197171248144
20thB1001160239643

Towns in East Hertfordshire

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,474.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,247.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity