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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2004, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (466), and casualties rose from 650.

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

Collisions in 2004
457
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
670
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2004

2.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight39386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight58788%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 457, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.8%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March27 (5.9%)
  • April28 (6.1%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September29 (6.3%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November45 (9.8%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (52%)
  • Wet or damp209 (46%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph172 (38%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph160 (35%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (18%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (16%)
  • 36 to 45131 (20%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (71%)
  • Passenger154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (78%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had the 170th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2004

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2004, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2004: 66, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1066109311
2ndA414395311
3rdB158283905
4thA120234812
5thA1184223422
6thA119161902
7thB1004141904
8thB1383141911
9thA1170121501
10thA1250121501
11thA602111502
12thB181111402
13thB100081312
14thB103781201
15thB11978811
16thA50771101
17thB150271300
18thA10606801
19thB152961101
20thB13685600

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2004

Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2004: 52.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2004

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2004: 109.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years