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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2008, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (351), and casualties fell from 507.

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

Collisions in 2008
292
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
419
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2008

2.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36086%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 292, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February28 (9.6%)
  • March26 (8.9%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August20 (6.8%)
  • September18 (6.2%)
  • October26 (8.9%)
  • November19 (6.5%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (56%)
  • Wet or damp116 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph109 (37%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph105 (36%)
  • 70 mph47 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (74%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (70%)
  • Passenger95 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (81%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2008.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2008

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2008, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2008: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10335115
2ndA414233204
3rdA1184162702
4thA602132212
5thB1004131601
6thA120121502
7thA1170111700
8thA119111400
9thB158112303
10thA50781202
11thB103771000
12thA10605600
13thA12505701
14thB13835600
15thB1815901
16thB13684802
17thB15024601
18thB10003410
19thB10383500
20thB11973301

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2008

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2008: 40.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2008

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2008: 64.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years