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Hertsmere road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 1995, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1994 (502), and casualties rose from 645.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,104 collisions in Hertsmere.

Collisions in 1995
568
Up 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
750
Up 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 1995

1.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight47383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight63785%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 568, up 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223317
2024249349
2023234316
2022263381
2021215295
2020189278
2019231298
2018272394
2017308422
2016349517
2015364510
2014337577
2013308438
2012310449
2011342487
2010355509
2009348494
2008340484
2007396619
2006429621
2005429622
2004468681
2003459700
2002505778
2001499771
2000506747
1999539719
1998502684
1997531703
1996520656
1995568750
1994502645
1993480661
1992497688
1991479644
1990586777
1989569731
1988510690
1987540716
1986544683
1985528671
1984565717
1983452586
1982496668
1981540711
1980582799
1979646903

When and where crashes happen in Hertsmere in 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.6%)
  • February52 (9.2%)
  • March66 (12%)
  • April40 (7%)
  • May43 (7.6%)
  • June44 (7.7%)
  • July50 (8.8%)
  • August48 (8.5%)
  • September35 (6.2%)
  • October42 (7.4%)
  • November47 (8.3%)
  • December52 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (69%)
  • Wet or damp162 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (51%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph74 (13%)
  • 70 mph176 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway194 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (75%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (12%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35182 (24%)
  • 36 to 45101 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (65%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (80%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Hertsmere

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 143rd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 1995

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 1995: 119, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25119182315
2ndA411446204
3rdA41293414
4thA5183293614
5thM1273004
6thB556264206
7thA1242805
8thA1000202105
9thB462202506
10thB5378172401
11thA1081121302
12thA111121603
13thA1(M)91101
14thA41409901
15thA51357801
16thA40086902
17thB1563302
18thA10052301
19thA10551100
20thA1091100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 1995

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 1995: 72.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 1995

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 1995: 207.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 1995, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years