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Hertsmere road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2002, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (499), and casualties rose from 771.

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

Collisions in 2002
505
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
778
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2002

2.4% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight40580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight65584%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 505, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.5%)
  • February39 (7.7%)
  • March35 (6.9%)
  • April42 (8.3%)
  • May32 (6.3%)
  • June38 (7.5%)
  • July48 (9.5%)
  • August38 (7.5%)
  • September32 (6.3%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December50 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (57%)
  • Wet or damp204 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (39%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (22%)
  • 70 mph162 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (26%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20142 (18%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (23%)
  • 36 to 45122 (16%)
  • 46 to 5588 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (66%)
  • Passenger225 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car796 (78%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 153rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2002

Potters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere, EN6 5ES area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2002, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2002

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2002: 88, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2588152012
2ndA1347005
3rdA41324816
4thA411324515
5thB5378273413
6thM1273405
7thB556223306
8thB462213918
9thA5183182602
10thA1000173023
11thA111142614
12thA4008121703
13thA108191202
14thA51356800
15thA1(M)5603
16thA41404500
17thB1564400
18thA4093401
19thA10052300
20thA101200

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2002

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2002: 65.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2002

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2002: 149.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years