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Hertsmere road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2010, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (348), and casualties rose from 494.

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

Collisions in 2010
355
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
509
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2010

1.1% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2010 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious407.9%
  • Slight46591%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 355, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (20%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (8.7%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July33 (9.3%)
  • August25 (7%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November32 (9%)
  • December32 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (62%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.8%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (44%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (24%)
  • 70 mph91 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (26%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 45109 (21%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (68%)
  • Passenger126 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 165th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2010

Potters Bar Oakmere, Hertsmere, EN6 5ES area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2010, with 22 collisions.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2010

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2010: 53, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25538403
2ndA41334602
3rdA411192304
4thA5183192603
5thB556182902
6thM1172925
7thA1162800
8thB462142010
9thB5378101302
10thA108191201
11thA100081300
12thA400881000
13thA1(M)71001
14thA1116700
15thA51356900
16thA41405810
17thA10052300
18thB1562201

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2010

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2010: 49.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2010

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2010: 93.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years