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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2015, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2014 (294), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 2015
235
Down 20% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
331
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2015

0.9% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight29088%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 235, down 20% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (18%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.8%)
  • February16 (6.8%)
  • March22 (9.4%)
  • April23 (9.8%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July2 (0.9%)
  • August20 (8.5%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October17 (7.2%)
  • November17 (7.2%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph105 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph62 (26%)
  • 70 mph39 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (73%)
  • Passenger65 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2015.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2015

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2015, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2015: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10304103
2ndA414253302
3rdA602142004
4thB1004121601
5thA119111202
6thB1383111301
7thA118491203
8thA12091600
9thA125081101
10thB15881310
11thA11706701
12thA10603400
13thB100031101
14thB10383400
15thB11972301
16thB15022200
17thB1812511
18thA10591101
19thB10371100
20thB15291100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2015

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2015: 40.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2015

CM23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2015: 51.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years