Skip to main content
CrashStats

Hertsmere road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2004, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (459), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 2004
468
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
681
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight59988%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 468, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.5%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April44 (9.4%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June32 (6.8%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August42 (9%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (60%)
  • Wet or damp173 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (16%)
  • 70 mph187 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (13%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35162 (24%)
  • 36 to 45134 (20%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (69%)
  • Passenger169 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 162nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2004

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area and Shenley, Hertsmere, EN6 3NP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2004, with 40 collisions each.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2004

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2004: 109, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2510916408
2ndA1447714
3rdM1355405
4thA411293922
5thA41243307
6thA1000192901
7thA5183192804
8thB462151801
9thB5378152501
10thB556152704
11thA4008101301
12thA108181113
13thA51358911
14thA414071100
15thA1115502
16thB1563700
17thA10051100
18thA4091100
19thB1581400

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2004

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2004: 66.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2004

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2004: 139.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years