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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2003, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (467), and casualties fell from 648.

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

Collisions in 2003
440
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
639
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2003

0.9% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight38588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious589.1%
  • Slight57690%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 440, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.3%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June32 (7.3%)
  • July34 (7.7%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (62%)
  • Wet or damp154 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph222 (50%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph132 (30%)
  • 70 mph62 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (71%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 35125 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (67%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2003.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2003

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2003, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2003: 82, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50582121010
2ndA1325025
3rdB197202701
4thB656193001
5thA507182612
6thA6141162302
7thB655132201
8thA10111402
9thA600101701
10thA602101901
11thB6514602
12thB10393300
13thB13681100
14thB6521101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2003

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2003: 81.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2003

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2003: 106.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years