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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2024, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2023 (166), and casualties rose from 223.

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

Collisions in 2024
200
Up 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
281
Up 26% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2024

0.5% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight15678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight23082%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 200, up 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday18 (9%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February16 (8%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April18 (9%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July14 (7%)
  • August13 (6.5%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October14 (7%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (71%)
  • Wet or damp50 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3%)
  • 30 mph105 (53%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (5%)
  • 60 mph39 (20%)
  • 70 mph25 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (64%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (68%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (76%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2024.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2024

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2024, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2024: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505273706
2ndB656152204
3rdA1(M)121904
4thA602101412
5thA60071201
6thA106802
7thB1974401
8thA5073501
9thB13682400

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2024

Hitchin had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2024: 43.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2024

SG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years