Skip to main content
CrashStats

East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2006, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (409), and casualties fell from 585.

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

Collisions in 2006
373
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
533
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
10% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2006

1.1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious417.7%
  • Slight48691%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 373, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.9%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April34 (9.1%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September20 (5.4%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November29 (7.8%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (59%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph158 (42%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph119 (32%)
  • 70 mph62 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20111 (21%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (20%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (71%)
  • Passenger118 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (77%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2006.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2006

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2006, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2006: 39, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414395514
2ndA10375015
3rdA120203003
4thA1250141701
5thA602142600
6thA1170132302
7thA1184122003
8thA507111502
9thB1004101401
10thB1383101102
11thB15891200
12thB150281410
13thA11971001
14thB1817900
15thA10606600
16thB103761200
17thB1806600
18thB13685701
19thB10004900
20thB11973501

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2006

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2006: 55.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2006

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2006: 93.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years