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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2007, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (437), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2007
407
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
550
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2007

1.7% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious539.6%
  • Slight49089%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 407, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.4%)
  • February34 (8.4%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August37 (9.1%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October29 (7.1%)
  • November29 (7.1%)
  • December35 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Other20 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (60%)
  • Wet or damp146 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph199 (49%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph93 (23%)
  • 70 mph71 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (74%)
  • Passenger110 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had the 176th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2007

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2007, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2007: 85, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5058512029
2ndB656435809
3rdA1(M)355315
4thA602162312
5thB197131703
6thA10101800
7thB65591100
8thA50771000
9thA60071201
10thB6524610
11thB6512200
12thA1201210
13thB13681100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2007

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2007: 70.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2007

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2007: 108.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years