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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2001, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (470), and casualties fell from 646.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,238 collisions in North Hertfordshire.

Collisions in 2001
468
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
621
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2001

1.3% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8518%
  • Slight37781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51683%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 468, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025158225
2024200281
2023166223
2022168236
2021153208
2020144229
2019193265
2018226306
2017225305
2016359481
2015290383
2014291400
2013249341
2012281396
2011253351
2010261391
2009315432
2008324453
2007407550
2006437625
2005439617
2004429613
2003440639
2002467648
2001468621
2000470646
1999459614
1998512718
1997447604
1996460612
1995392523
1994417578
1993443575
1992413541
1991418575
1990486646
1989511697
1988494663
1987439567
1986491656
1985403518
1984450593
1983444581
1982426561
1981415557
1980411559
1979494675

When and where crashes happen in North Hertfordshire in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April37 (7.9%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June39 (8.3%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August34 (7.3%)
  • September32 (6.8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November43 (9.2%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (53%)
  • Wet or damp202 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph232 (50%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (28%)
  • 70 mph80 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (18%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (70%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35146 (24%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (67%)
  • Passenger136 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (78%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2001.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2001

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2001, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2001: 80, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50580104120
2ndA1(M)436413
3rdB656334813
4thA507212705
5thB197192511
6thA6141172104
7thA10111501
8thA60291300
9thB6517802
10thB6557900
11thB10394611
12thB13684702
13thA6002201
14thA11100
15thA10571201

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2001

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2001: 86.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2001

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2001: 123.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years