Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2001, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (466), and casualties rose from 663.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,489 collisions in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 2001
490
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
679
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2001

1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight40983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight58386%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 490, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday66 (13%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (10%)
  • February40 (8.2%)
  • March37 (7.6%)
  • April26 (5.3%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August34 (6.9%)
  • September31 (6.3%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November46 (9.4%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other25 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (52%)
  • Wet or damp205 (42%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph196 (40%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph176 (36%)
  • 70 mph61 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • Roundabout39 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (4%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20128 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (23%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (68%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 174th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2001

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2001, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2001: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414527419
2ndA104757012
3rdA1184324304
4thB1004284706
5thA120243212
6thA1170202804
7thA119172814
8thB1383172805
9thB158152601
10thA602122001
11thA1250111401
12thB1037101501
13thB1502101810
14thA106091100
15thB136881002
16thB10006801
17thA5074700
18thB10384401
19thB11974400
20thB1804601

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2001

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2001: 72.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2001

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2001: 119.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years