Skip to main content
CrashStats

North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2016, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2015 (290), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2016
359
Up 24% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
481
Up 26% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2016

0.6% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight29181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight41085%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 359, up 24% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.5%)
  • February21 (5.8%)
  • March12 (3.3%)
  • April45 (13%)
  • May51 (14%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July34 (9.5%)
  • August19 (5.3%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December23 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (75%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph196 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (16%)
  • 70 mph61 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (66%)
  • Cyclist50 (10%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (10%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (70%)
  • Passenger94 (20%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had the 139th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2016

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2016, with 28 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2016: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5054569111
2ndA1(M)264602
3rdB656182203
4thB197162102
5thA107900
6thA4147800
7thA50771202
8thM2571101
9thA6026801
10thA6005701
11thB6555900
12thM14600
13thA10003300
14thB4873401
15thB6513401
16thA412300
17thA4112201
18thA4122201
19thA42512201
20thB6532201

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2016

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2016: 61.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2016

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2016: 62.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years