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East Hertfordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2025, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2024 (191), and casualties fell from 270.

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

Collisions in 2025
157
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
227
Down 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Hertfordshire in 2025

2.5% of collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 20% in East Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight12479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight19084%

East Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 516 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 157, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.4%)
  • February9 (5.7%)
  • March9 (5.7%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May10 (6.4%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August12 (7.6%)
  • September23 (15%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (83%)
  • Wet or damp24 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (7%)
  • 30 mph74 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph29 (18%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (79%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (67%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7%)
  • Over 7514 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (70%)
  • Passenger41 (18%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Hertfordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2025.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Hertfordshire in 2025

Ware Priory, East Hertfordshire, SG12 9BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Hertfordshire in 2025, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A1184 had the most collisions in East Hertfordshire in 2025: 15, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Hertfordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1184152101
2ndA120111401
3rdA414111712
4thA10101103
5thA117081102
6thA60281412
7thB100481100
8thB15861302
9thA1195811
10thB100051101
11thB10385801
12thA12503301
13thB11973400
14thA10592201
15thB13682200
16thB13832300
17thA5071200
18thB15291101
19thB1801101
20thB1811200

Towns in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2025

Bishop's Stortford had the most collisions of any town in East Hertfordshire in 2025: 19.

Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire: crashes in 2025

CM23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Hertfordshire in 2025: 31.

Latest crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Hertfordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

East Hertfordshire road accidents in other years