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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2007, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (373), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2007
351
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
507
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2007

1.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight44187%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 351, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.4%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March32 (9.1%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September31 (8.8%)
  • October23 (6.6%)
  • November29 (8.3%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (60%)
  • Wet or damp127 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph150 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph116 (33%)
  • 70 mph49 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (76%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (71%)
  • Passenger104 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (81%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2007.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2007

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2007, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2007: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10355105
2ndA414333902
3rdA120204011
4thA1184152403
5thA1250121301
6thA602121803
7thB1004101402
8thB1383101910
9thB158101102
10thA11991002
11thB18191702
12thA117081401
13thB10006601
14thB119761102
15thB1806601
16thA10605700
17thA50751101
18thB10385811
19thB13684501
20thB10373301

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2007

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2007: 57.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2007

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2007: 88.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2007.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years