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Hertsmere road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2003, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (505), and casualties fell from 778.

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

Collisions in 2003
459
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
700
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious699.9%
  • Slight62589%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 459, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday93 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April42 (9.2%)
  • May44 (9.6%)
  • June29 (6.3%)
  • July39 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December30 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (46%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph87 (19%)
  • 70 mph140 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (25%)
  • Roundabout32 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20114 (16%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 45118 (17%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (66%)
  • Passenger195 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hertsmere ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 170th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2003

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2003, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2003

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2003: 75, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257512208
2ndA41336104
3rdA1325305
4thM1326234
5thB556314111
6thB5378283516
7thB462223700
8thA411212702
9thA1000172618
10thA5183122103
11thA108191602
12thA513581001
13thB15681402
14thA41407900
15thA400861101
16thA1113600
17thA4091201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2003

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2003

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2003: 129.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years