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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2004, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (440), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 2004
429
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
613
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2004

2.1% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight52986%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 429, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday57 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.2%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June41 (9.6%)
  • July26 (6.1%)
  • August34 (7.9%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October58 (14%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December39 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (58%)
  • Wet or damp165 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (47%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (29%)
  • 70 mph82 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (18%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (23%)
  • 36 to 45131 (21%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (68%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2004.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2004

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2004, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2004: 68, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5056893211
2ndA1468324
3rdB656223203
4thA6141193103
5thA602162101
6thA507132905
7thB197101401
8thA1091511
9thB65591202
10thB136881500
11thA6005800
12thB6514500
13thA1(M)3602
14thA10811100
15thB10391100
16thB6521101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2004

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2004: 93.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2004

SG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2004: 104.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years