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Hertsmere road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2007, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (429), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 2007
396
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
619
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2007

2.5% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious538.6%
  • Slight55690%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 396, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday53 (13%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March38 (9.6%)
  • April33 (8.3%)
  • May38 (9.6%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October28 (7.1%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (63%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph165 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph69 (17%)
  • 70 mph133 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (25%)
  • 36 to 45103 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (67%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2007.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2007

Potters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere, EN6 5ES area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2007, with 34 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2007

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2007: 75, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257513546
2ndA1264511
3rdM1238111
4thA41223003
5thB556182905
6thA1000172301
7thB5378162404
8thA5183152312
9thA411141903
10thB462141901
11thA1(M)122003
12thA11191213
13thA513591001
14thA41406611
15thA40085601
16thA4094400
17thA10813501
18thA10051100
19thB1571100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2007

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2007: 51.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2007

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2007: 132.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years