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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2011, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (278), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2011
246
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
349
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2011

2.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight21487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious277.7%
  • Slight31590%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 246, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (20%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday26 (11%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.3%)
  • February13 (5.3%)
  • March18 (7.3%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May15 (6.1%)
  • June18 (7.3%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November18 (7.3%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (68%)
  • Wet or damp72 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph97 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 60 mph75 (30%)
  • 70 mph38 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (67%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (70%)
  • Passenger67 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (74%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 2011.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2011

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2011, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2011: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414254101
2ndA10243717
3rdA1184151902
4thA120122011
5thA119111401
6thB1004101201
7thB158101200
8thA11707701
9thB100061110
10thB18161000
11thA50751010
12thB15025600
13thA6024401
14thB15294600
15thB10383300
16thA10602500
17thA12502200
18thB11972300
19thB10371200
20thB13681200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2011

Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2011: 32.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2011

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2011: 65.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years