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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2010, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2009 (265), and casualties rose from 360.

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

Collisions in 2010
278
Up 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
372
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2010

1.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight32186%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 278, up 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.6%)
  • February27 (9.7%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June18 (6.5%)
  • July27 (9.7%)
  • August15 (5.4%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October23 (8.3%)
  • November23 (8.3%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (58%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice36 (13%)
  • Snow8 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph113 (41%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph92 (33%)
  • 70 mph47 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (73%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (17%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (72%)
  • Passenger77 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2010.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2010

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2010, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2010: 32, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10324237
2ndA414273805
3rdA120152512
4thB158151904
5thA1170121413
6thA1184122104
7thA60281202
8thB10048902
9thA1197901
10thB10376600
11thB13836800
12thB15295600
13thA12504400
14thB10004401
15thB1814600
16thA5073300
17thB13683301
18thB15023600
19thA10602300
20thB11972200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2010

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2010: 26.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2010

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2010: 74.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years