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Hertsmere road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2005, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (468), and casualties fell from 681.

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

Collisions in 2005
429
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
622
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious538.5%
  • Slight56190%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 429, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February19 (4.4%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July39 (9.1%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September40 (9.3%)
  • October41 (9.6%)
  • November34 (7.9%)
  • December56 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (67%)
  • Wet or damp132 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (16%)
  • 70 mph164 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (36%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 35141 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (68%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2005.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2005

Shenley, Hertsmere, EN6 3NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2005, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2005

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2005: 101, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2510114826
2ndM1386824
3rdA1314202
4thA41263515
5thA411243908
6thB5378182401
7thA1000131804
8thA5183132011
9thB462131600
10thB556131901
11thA513591601
12thA11171111
13thA40087800
14thA10815701
15thA41405600
16thB1562201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2005

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2005: 56.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2005

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2005: 135.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years