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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2009, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (292), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2009
265
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
360
Down 14% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
11% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2009

2.3% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight22986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious339.2%
  • Slight32189%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 265, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (21%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.7%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March17 (6.4%)
  • April22 (8.3%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August24 (9.1%)
  • September20 (7.5%)
  • October24 (9.1%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December22 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (62%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (7.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph103 (39%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (28%)
  • 70 mph47 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (17%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2009.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2009

Great Amwell & Stansteads, East Hertfordshire, SG12 9RY area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2009, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2009: 35, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414354232
2ndA10304610
3rdA1184152513
4thA602142201
5thA120101100
6thB1004101500
7thA11991201
8thB138381101
9thA11707801
10thA125071101
11thA5074600
12thB10374700
13thB11974501
14thB1584401
15thA10603300
16thB10383301
17thB15023400
18thB15293300
19thB1813300
20thA10592300

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2009

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2009: 33.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2009

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2009: 60.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2009, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years