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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2015, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (291), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2015
290
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
383
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2015

1.7% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33186%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 290, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (21%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March9 (3.1%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August18 (6.2%)
  • September22 (7.6%)
  • October27 (9.3%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (69%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph59 (20%)
  • 70 mph49 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Hertfordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2015.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2015

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2015, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2015: 57, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505578026
2ndA1(M)223713
3rdA602223202
4thB656192513
5thB197162403
6thA507101602
7thA60091001
8thA106800
9thB6514401
10thB6552200
11thB10391100
12thB13681100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2015

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2015: 58.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2015

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2015: 82.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years