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Hertsmere road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2008, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (396), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2008
340
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
484
Down 22% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2008

0.3% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5115%
  • Slight28885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight42688%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 340, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March32 (9.4%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May26 (7.6%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November29 (8.5%)
  • December27 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph142 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (20%)
  • 70 mph105 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (28%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (65%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2008.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2008

Shenley, Hertsmere, EN6 3NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2008, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2008

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2008: 58, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255810105
2ndM1223102
3rdA41213002
4thB556212406
5thA411152004
6thB5378131704
7thA1121402
8thA1(M)111101
9thA5183101301
10thB462101601
11thA108191301
12thA1118801
13thA100071102
14thA40085600
15thA4094401
16thA41404500
17thA51353400
18thA10051100
19thB1561300

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2008

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2008: 54.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2008

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years