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Watford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Watford in 2025, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2024 (127), and casualties rose from 160.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,587 collisions in Watford.

Collisions in 2025
150
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
181
Up 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Watford in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Watford in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Watford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight12181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight15083%

Watford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 496 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 150, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 150
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150181
2024127160
2023160199
2022104123
2021117140
2020118147
2019159210
2018158194
2017201241
2016242315
2015203245
2014240297
2013195242
2012234289
2011219284
2010211281
2009212299
2008214296
2007228314
2006265350
2005278400
2004307395
2003331464
2002353489
2001377493
2000413570
1999438596
1998474671
1997468652
1996477680
1995435644
1994444650
1993372525
1992353457
1991338431
1990365457
1989391478
1988418521
1987401512
1986433561
1985411528
1984454568
1983386459
1982496641
1981382517
1980409508
1979426546

When and where crashes happen in Watford in 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (21%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (9.3%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.7%)
  • February14 (9.3%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April14 (9.3%)
  • May14 (9.3%)
  • June9 (6%)
  • July12 (8%)
  • August10 (6.7%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October11 (7.3%)
  • November12 (8%)
  • December14 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (75%)
  • Wet or damp31 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (12%)
  • 30 mph110 (73%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Watford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (48%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (14%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (19%)
  • 56 to 659 (5%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (61%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (71%)
  • Motorcycle31 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Watford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Watford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Watford ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Watford had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2025.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Watford in 2025

Central, Watford, WD17 1BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Watford in 2025, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Watford with the most crashes in 2025

The A411 had the most collisions in Watford in 2025: 24, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Watford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411243106
2ndA412162103
3rdA41111200
4thA41787902
5thA40086600
6thA41456701
7thA4055501
8thA41253500
9thM11710

Towns in Watford: crashes in 2025

Watford, Watford had 141 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Watford: crashes in 2025

WD18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Watford in 2025: 50.

Latest crashes in Watford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Watford in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Watford road accidents in other years