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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2002, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (468), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 2002
467
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
648
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2002

1.9% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight40988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious578.8%
  • Slight58090%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 467, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.6%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August31 (6.6%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December35 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (60%)
  • Wet or damp182 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (51%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (28%)
  • 70 mph76 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35137 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (19%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (69%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2002.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2002

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2002, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2002: 94, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5059412826
2ndB656273704
3rdA507203003
4thA1192802
5thA6141172201
6thA1(M)162410
7thB197121701
8thA10101313
9thA602101201
10thB65581411
11thB136861121
12thA6005602
13thB10392301
14thB10371100
15thB10381100
16thB6511101
17thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2002

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2002: 99.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2002

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2002: 120.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years