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Hertsmere road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Hertsmere in 2016, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (364), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2016
349
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
517
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hertsmere in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Hertsmere in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Hertsmere from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious479.1%
  • Slight46690%

Hertsmere road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hertsmere, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 646 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 349, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April19 (5.4%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September33 (9.5%)
  • October26 (7.4%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (72%)
  • Wet or damp91 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph155 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (17%)
  • 70 mph108 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (31%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hertsmere in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (69%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hertsmere in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hertsmere had the 144th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2016

Bushey North, Hertsmere, WD25 8HL area and Shenley, Hertsmere, EN6 3NP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Hertsmere in 2016, with 36 collisions each.

Roads in Hertsmere with the most crashes in 2016

The M25 had the most collisions in Hertsmere in 2016: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hertsmere, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM255610115
2ndM1243806
3rdA1223513
4thA41222804
5thB5378193512
6thA411161804
7thB462132100
8thB556121602
9thA5183111300
10thA1(M)102200
11thA10006900
12thA40085701
13thA51355601
14thA1114401
15thA41404400
16thA10813610
17thA10051401
18thA4091100
19thB1561100

Towns in Hertsmere: crashes in 2016

Borehamwood had the most collisions of any town in Hertsmere in 2016: 48.

Postcode districts in Hertsmere: crashes in 2016

EN6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hertsmere in 2016: 98.

Latest crashes in Hertsmere in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hertsmere in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Hertsmere road accidents in other years