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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2014, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2013 (239), and casualties rose from 339.

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

Collisions in 2014
294
Up 23% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
367
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2014

1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight25486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32488%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 294, up 23% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 294
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April24 (8.2%)
  • May27 (9.2%)
  • June37 (13%)
  • July24 (8.2%)
  • August13 (4.4%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (68%)
  • Wet or damp92 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph143 (49%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (21%)
  • 70 mph38 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (64%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (20%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (67%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2014.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2014

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2014, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2014: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414354402
2ndA10273304
3rdA1184202404
4thA119162512
5thB1383131502
6thA120121501
7thB158111201
8thA602101301
9thB100491111
10thA11708900
11thB152971002
12thA12506701
13thA10605501
14thA5075600
15thB11974701
16thB10003310
17thB15023300
18thB1803300
19thB10372200
20thB10382201

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2014

Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2014: 53.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2014

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2014: 65.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2014, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years