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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2003, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (472), and casualties fell from 678.

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

Collisions in 2003
466
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
650
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2003

1.3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight38583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight56086%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 466, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.6%)
  • February31 (6.7%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August32 (6.9%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December46 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph171 (37%)
  • 40 mph42 (9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph158 (34%)
  • 70 mph83 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (10%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20125 (19%)
  • 21 to 25112 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (68%)
  • Passenger154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (79%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 165th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2003

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2003, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2003: 68, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1068115116
2ndA414547209
3rdA1184263202
4thA602202605
5thB1004172412
6thA120162612
7thB158162404
8thA1170152201
9thA1250152603
10thB1502121801
11thB1383111301
12thB18191611
13thB100081200
14thB119781400
15thB136881011
16thB103771000
17thB15297802
18thA1196702
19thA5076702
20thB10385500

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2003

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2003

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2003: 110.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years