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Hertsmere road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2001, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (506), and casualties rose from 747.

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

Collisions in 2001
499
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
771
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight40982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight65285%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 499, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (20%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (9.8%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February39 (7.8%)
  • March33 (6.6%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July33 (6.6%)
  • August35 (7%)
  • September46 (9.2%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November38 (7.6%)
  • December48 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (55%)
  • Wet or damp213 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (45%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (16%)
  • 70 mph163 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (32%)
  • Roundabout48 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (14%)
  • 21 to 25110 (14%)
  • 26 to 35160 (21%)
  • 36 to 45135 (18%)
  • 46 to 5584 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (65%)
  • Passenger237 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (80%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hertsmere

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 168th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2001

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2001, with 39 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2001: 70, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2570113113
2ndA1409705
3rdM1355116
4thA411284308
5thA41274801
6thB556243707
7thB462223503
8thA1000203113
9thA5183202804
10thB5378182712
11thA1(M)152005
12thA5135141603
13thA1081132104
14thA4008132201
15thA4095500
16thA1114501
17thB1564600
18thA10052200
19thA41401100
20thA4161301

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2001

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2001: 71.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2001

WD6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2001: 130.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years