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North Hertfordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2025, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2024 (200), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2025
158
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
225
Down 20% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Hertfordshire in 2025

3.2% of collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 20% in North Hertfordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3824%
  • Slight11573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17578%

North Hertfordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Hertfordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 158, down 21% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 158
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (20%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.5%)
  • February9 (5.7%)
  • March7 (4.4%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May15 (9.5%)
  • June13 (8.2%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August12 (7.6%)
  • September9 (5.7%)
  • October12 (7.6%)
  • November15 (9.5%)
  • December15 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (73%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph78 (49%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (23%)
  • 70 mph24 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (20%)
  • Roundabout20 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (10%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3548 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (73%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Hertfordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Hertfordshire had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2025.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Hertfordshire in 2025

Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Hertfordshire in 2025, with 12 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in North Hertfordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A505 had the most collisions in North Hertfordshire in 2025: 37, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Hertfordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5053755110
2ndA602132103
3rdA50791102
4thA1(M)61112
5thB65661300
6thA103301
7thA6003401
8thB1973303
9thB10391201
10thB6511410
11thB6551100

Towns in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2025

Letchworth had the most collisions of any town in North Hertfordshire in 2025: 26.

Postcode districts in North Hertfordshire: crashes in 2025

SG6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Hertfordshire in 2025: 36.

Latest crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Hertfordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2025.

Severity

North Hertfordshire road accidents in other years