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Hertsmere road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2006, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005, and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 2006
429
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
621
Level with 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight37888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious558.9%
  • Slight56391%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 429, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March39 (9.1%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June25 (5.8%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December42 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph175 (41%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph79 (18%)
  • 70 mph143 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (32%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 45117 (19%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (70%)
  • Passenger157 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 175th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2006

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2006, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2006

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2006: 85, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258513216
2ndA41365008
3rdA1284902
4thM1243610
5thA1000152003
6thA5183152001
7thA411141602
8thB5378142403
9thB462132101
10thA111111400
11thA5135111402
12thB556101501
13thA400891800
14thA1(M)81201
15thA41405502
16thA10813401
17thA10051100
18thA4091101
19thB1561100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2006

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2006: 61.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2006

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2006: 143.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years