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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2012, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2011 (246), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 2012
312
Up 27% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
419
Up 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2012

2.9% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight36687%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 312, up 27% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February26 (8.3%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June16 (5.1%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August27 (8.7%)
  • September21 (6.7%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December22 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (59%)
  • Wet or damp114 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph138 (44%)
  • 40 mph25 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph86 (28%)
  • 70 mph52 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (71%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (81%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2012.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2012

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2012, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2012: 34, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414344612
2ndA10303613
3rdA1170171921
4thA602152002
5thB1383141801
6thA120121611
7thA1184102103
8thA119101801
9thA10608904
10thA12508800
11thB15881002
12thB100471211
13thB103761001
14thB1816700
15thA5075801
16thA10594401
17thB15294502
18thB10383401
19thB13683401
20thB15023300

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2012

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2012: 45.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2012

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2012: 75.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years