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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2005, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (457), and casualties fell from 670.

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

Collisions in 2005
409
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
585
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
11% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2005

1.7% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight35687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious539.1%
  • Slight52590%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 409, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (11%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June32 (7.8%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August30 (7.3%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October22 (5.4%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (57%)
  • Wet or damp165 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph150 (37%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph129 (32%)
  • 70 mph73 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (20%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (74%)
  • Passenger113 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (82%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2005.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2005

Great Amwell & Stansteads, East Hertfordshire, SG12 9RY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2005, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2005: 52, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10528116
2ndA414426817
3rdB1004223004
4thA1184182500
5thA1170162100
6thA120151902
7thB1383141803
8thB158131803
9thA602121801
10thA119111811
11thB1502101410
12thB18191201
13thA125071110
14thA5076810
15thB10006703
16thB10376600
17thB15296901
18thB119751001
19thB13685601
20thB10014600

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2005

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2005: 56.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2005

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years