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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2019, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (237), and casualties fell from 350.

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

Collisions in 2019
241
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
348
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2019

0.8% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6125%
  • Slight17874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight27980%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 241, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March15 (6.2%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September15 (6.2%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December21 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (68%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph124 (51%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (25%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (69%)
  • Passenger67 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2019.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2019

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2019, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2019: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414233704
2ndA1184223403
3rdB1383131901
4thA10121703
5thB1004121316
6thA119101703
7thA12091613
8thA60261201
9thB1586902
10thA50751200
11thA10594400
12thA12503300
13thB10003500
14thB10373400
15thB11973301
16thB13683300
17thB15023401
18thA10601101
19thA11701101
20thB10381100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2019

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2019: 41.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2019

CM23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2019: 50.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years