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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2005, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (429), and casualties rose from 613.

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

Collisions in 2005
439
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
617
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2005

2.7% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54088%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 439, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday84 (19%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.1%)
  • February28 (6.4%)
  • March33 (7.5%)
  • April34 (7.7%)
  • May43 (9.8%)
  • June23 (5.2%)
  • July30 (6.8%)
  • August34 (7.7%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (57%)
  • Wet or damp171 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph211 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph115 (26%)
  • 70 mph84 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (19%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (18%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35123 (20%)
  • 36 to 45111 (18%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (73%)
  • Passenger127 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had the 174th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2005

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2005, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2005: 84, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50584121110
2ndA1528626
3rdB656324108
4thA6141182801
5thA507142602
6thA10111714
7thB655111201
8thA60081301
9thA60281400
10thB1976800
11thB6513501
12thA1(M)2700
13thB13682200
14thB10391100
15thB6521100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2005

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2005: 86.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2005

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2005: 108.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years