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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2014, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (249), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 2014
291
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
400
Up 17% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2014

2.4% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight33885%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 291, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.6%)
  • February25 (8.6%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May22 (7.6%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July26 (8.9%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December25 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph144 (49%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (22%)
  • 70 mph55 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (66%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2014.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2014

Hitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire, SG4 0HN area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2014, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2014: 57, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505578139
2ndA1(M)254101
3rdB656233432
4thB197162302
5thA507112002
6thA602101301
7thA1061101
8thB6553502
9thA6002400
10thB6512200
11thB6522200
12thB10391101

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2014

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2014: 55.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2014

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2014: 81.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years