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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2010, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (315), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2010
261
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
391
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2010

0.4% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight34187%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 261, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.6%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May20 (7.7%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October24 (9.2%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December16 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (61%)
  • Wet or damp80 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (49%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (20%)
  • 70 mph59 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (24%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (73%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (80%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2010.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2010

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2010, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2010: 52, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5055276011
2ndA1(M)295102
3rdB656243102
4thA602131801
5thA50771203
6thA106901
7thA60061402
8thB1976700
9thB6555500
10thA13600
11thB10393300
12thB6512200
13thB6521101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2010

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2010: 51.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2010

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2010: 73.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years