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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2008, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2007 (407), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2008
324
Down 20% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
453
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2008

1.2% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39587%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 324, down 20% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March17 (5.2%)
  • April23 (7.1%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August18 (5.6%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October43 (13%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December19 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (60%)
  • Wet or damp118 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph172 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph63 (19%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (21%)
  • 36 to 4575 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (70%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (75%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2008.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2008

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2008, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2008: 64, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5056492010
2ndA1(M)304617
3rdA602234015
4thB656233502
5thB197111503
6thA507101212
7thA1081101
8thB65571001
9thA6004901
10thB6512201
11thB6522200
12thA4111100
13thB10391100
14thB13681100
15thB5561101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2008

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2008: 71.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2008

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2008: 81.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years