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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2024, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (190), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2024
191
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
270
Down 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2024

2.1% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22583%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 191, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 191
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February17 (8.9%)
  • March8 (4.2%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June18 (9.4%)
  • July16 (8.4%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October19 (9.9%)
  • November15 (7.9%)
  • December11 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph83 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (28%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 7514 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (71%)
  • Passenger52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2024.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2024

Hertford Castle, East Hertfordshire, SG14 1DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2024, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A10 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2024: 20, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10203024
2ndA120122212
3rdA414111701
4thA602111601
5thA117081200
6thA12508803
7thA118471204
8thB100471202
9thB13837701
10thA1195503
11thB10384701
12thB15023400
13thB1583300
14thA10602300
15thB11972402
16thB13682401
17thB10001100
18thB10371100
19thB15291100
20thB1811301

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2024

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2024: 27.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2024

SG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2024: 45.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years