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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2020, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2019 (241), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 2020
158
Down 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
211
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2020

2.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17583%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 158, down 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 158
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday14 (8.9%)
  • Thursday38 (24%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.5%)
  • February15 (9.5%)
  • March14 (8.9%)
  • April5 (3.2%)
  • May8 (5.1%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July10 (6.3%)
  • August15 (9.5%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November13 (8.2%)
  • December14 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (63%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (35%)
  • 70 mph18 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (66%)
  • Cyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (77%)
  • Passenger29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2020.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2020

Hertford Kingsmead, East Hertfordshire, SG13 7SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2020, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A414 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2020: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414182202
2ndA10151824
3rdA1184101301
4thA12091202
5thB100491104
6thB1588904
7thA1197901
8thA50761201
9thA11704402
10thA12504700
11thB13834500
12thA6023300
13thB10373400
14thB11973502
15thB13683400
16thA10602200
17thB1802401
18thA10591201
19thB15021100
20thB15291100

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2020

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2020: 23.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2020

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2020: 35.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years