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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2022, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (153), and casualties rose from 208.

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

Collisions in 2022
168
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
236
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2022

1.8% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4124%
  • Slight12474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18679%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 168, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 168
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (17%)
  • Tuesday25 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (23%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March21 (13%)
  • April10 (6%)
  • May16 (9.5%)
  • June15 (8.9%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August6 (3.6%)
  • September13 (7.7%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November11 (6.5%)
  • December22 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (76%)
  • Wet or damp29 (17%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph86 (51%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (18%)
  • 70 mph24 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3554 (23%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (14%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 759 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (74%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (75%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2022.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2022

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2022, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2022: 34, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5053447212
2ndA1(M)132303
3rdA602121803
4thB656111606
5thB19791501
6thA6007804
7thA5074501
8thA102400
9thB6552200

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2022

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2022: 33.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2022

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2022: 44.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years