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Hertsmere road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2000, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (539), and casualties rose from 719.

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

Collisions in 2000
506
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
747
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight41883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight64186%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 506, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.5%)
  • February41 (8.1%)
  • March39 (7.7%)
  • April49 (9.7%)
  • May40 (7.9%)
  • June27 (5.3%)
  • July27 (5.3%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September43 (8.5%)
  • October49 (9.7%)
  • November42 (8.3%)
  • December66 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (58%)
  • Wet or damp199 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (17%)
  • 70 mph169 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (31%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant577 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (14%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35177 (24%)
  • 36 to 45137 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (68%)
  • Passenger194 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car836 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Hertsmere

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 164th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2000

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2000: 87, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258712839
2ndM1336713
3rdA41325302
4thA411305005
5thB5562642110
6thA1243500
7thB5378243305
8thA5183222600
9thA1000192604
10thA1(M)182903
11thA1081142414
12thA111101002
13thB462101500
14thA400881000
15thA513571002
16thA41405701
17thB1562300
18thA4621100
19thB1761201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2000

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2000: 72.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2000

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2000: 160.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years