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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2017, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2016 (288), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2017
234
Down 19% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
329
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2017

0.9% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight28988%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 234, down 19% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.7%)
  • February20 (8.5%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April20 (8.5%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July23 (9.8%)
  • August18 (7.7%)
  • September14 (6%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November21 (9%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (70%)
  • Wet or damp67 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph110 (47%)
  • 40 mph29 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (24%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (15%)
  • Roundabout26 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (71%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (67%)
  • Passenger73 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2017.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2017

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2017, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2017: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414283501
2ndA10243802
3rdA602131701
4thB1004131803
5thA119121503
6thA120101703
7thA117081402
8thA118471201
9thA12506703
10thB103751102
11thB1585701
12thB1815601
13thA10604510
14thB100041000
15thA5073401
16thB10382300
17thB11972300
18thB13832200
19thA10591100
20thB1951100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2017

Bishop's Stortford and Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2017, with 30 each.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2017

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years