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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2021, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (158), and casualties rose from 211.

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

Collisions in 2021
193
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
264
Up 25% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2021

1.6% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4825%
  • Slight14274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5220%
  • Slight20979%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 193, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 193
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (18%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.2%)
  • February6 (3.1%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July17 (8.8%)
  • August15 (7.8%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October16 (8.3%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (73%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph94 (49%)
  • 40 mph27 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (66%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (67%)
  • Passenger57 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2021.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2021

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage, East Hertfordshire, CM23 5PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2021, with 13 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2021: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10192405
2ndA414182316
3rdA1170131802
4thA1184112002
5thA11991001
6thA60291802
7thB138391004
8thA12071103
9thA12507900
10thB1586601
11thB10045803
12thB18151003
13thA5073301
14thB15023301
15thB10382200
16thB15292200
17thB10001101
18thB11971100
19thB13681200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2021

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2021: 34.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2021

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2021: 48.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years