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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2012, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (253), and casualties rose from 351.

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

Collisions in 2012
281
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
396
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2012

1.1% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight22981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight34086%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 281, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.3%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June24 (8.5%)
  • July24 (8.5%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November25 (8.9%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (59%)
  • Wet or damp103 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph142 (51%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (20%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (73%)
  • Passenger68 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2012.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2012

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2012, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2012: 56, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5055680110
2ndA1(M)253903
3rdB656243312
4thB197202803
5thA602101501
6thB6557802
7thA6006600
8thA105901
9thA5074401
10thB6513601
11thB13681100
12thB6521101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2012

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2012

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years