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Hertsmere road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2012, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2011 (342), and casualties fell from 487.

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

Collisions in 2012
310
Down 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
449
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight26485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39287%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 310, down 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.2%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March26 (8.4%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August26 (8.4%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph128 (41%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph65 (21%)
  • 70 mph87 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (76%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (16%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (66%)
  • Passenger115 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2012.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2012

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hertsmere in 2012, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2012

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2012: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25477515
2ndA41232803
3rdB5378182303
4thM1173912
5thA411142101
6thB462142011
7thA1132204
8thA1(M)131603
9thA5183121401
10thA10008902
11thA10817902
12thA1116800
13thA400861000
14thB5566903
15thA10054700
16thA41404400
17thA51353700
18thB1562201
19thA4091100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2012

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2012: 48.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2012

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2012: 82.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years