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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2018, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (234), and casualties rose from 329.

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

Collisions in 2018
237
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
350
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2018

0.4% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight18578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight29484%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 237, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (9.3%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.7%)
  • February26 (11%)
  • March13 (5.5%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May19 (8%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July23 (9.7%)
  • August17 (7.2%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November21 (8.9%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (76%)
  • Wet or damp46 (19%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph73 (31%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (72%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (75%)
  • Passenger58 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2018.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2018

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area and Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2018, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2018: 26, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414263316
2ndA10234107
3rdA120152604
4thA602101803
5thA118471001
6thB15871001
7thA117051202
8thA1194400
9thB10044601
10thB1814800
11thA12503500
12thB10003300
13thB10373300
14thB10383400
15thB13833500
16thB15023300
17thA10602400
18thA5072400
19thB13681200
20thB1381100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2018

Bishop's Stortford and Hertford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2018, with 26 each.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2018

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2018: 51.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years