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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2023, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (186), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2023
190
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
275
Up 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2023

2.1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight22983%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 190, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June24 (13%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August13 (6.8%)
  • September14 (7.4%)
  • October18 (9.5%)
  • November13 (6.8%)
  • December16 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (63%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (7.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph84 (44%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph46 (24%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (21%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (71%)
  • Passenger43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2023.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2023

Bishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire, CM23 3GP area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2023, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2023: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10183913
2ndA414132013
3rdB1004111501
4thA118491501
5thB138391201
6thA12081814
7thA1197800
8thA11706600
9thA12505501
10thA6025700
11thB15025702
12thA10604500
13thB10384402
14thA5073501
15thB11973601
16thB1583500
17thB1813300
18thB13682201
19thB15292201
20thB1802200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2023

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2023

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2023: 50.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years