Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 9 May 2025, 19:16
- Mercedes E Class and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411623356
Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 2EN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 143 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Hitchin Priory ward, North Hertfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 217 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 18 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 143
- 5,822nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 217
- 1.52 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the SG5 2EN hotspot
20 of the 143 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.4%
- Serious1813%
- Slight12386%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 23
- Slightly injured
- 192
- All casualties
- 217
Accidents by year at the SG5 2EN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2007, against an average of 5.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SG5 2EN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 15 |
| 2012 | 10 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 11 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 | 16 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the SG5 2EN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SG5 2EN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 2EN area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SG5 2EN hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Hitchin Priory
- Council area
- North Hertfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SG5 2EN
- Postcode district
- SG5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.94367, -0.29623
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 9 May 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,822nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SG5 2EN hotspot
16 of the 143 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Hitchin.
Accident hotspots near SG5 2EN
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area, 1.4 km away, with 636 collisions.
- Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1LS area1.4 km away, 811 casualties636 collisions
- Hitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire, SG5 1UN area1.8 km away, 220 casualties183 collisions
- Hitchin Priory, North Hertfordshire, SG4 9DR area1.8 km away, 242 casualties188 collisions
- Offa, North Hertfordshire, SG5 3ES area2.3 km away, 89 casualties64 collisions
- Hitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire, SG4 0HN area2.6 km away, 462 casualties373 collisions
- Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley, North Hertfordshire, SG4 7PB area2.9 km away, 137 casualties86 collisions
- Hitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire, SG4 0LA area3.8 km away, 157 casualties106 collisions
- Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley, North Hertfordshire, SG4 7HL area4.2 km away, 156 casualties111 collisions
All 143 crashes at the SG5 2EN hotspot
Newest first, from 25 February 2001 to 9 May 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Apr 2025, 08:30
- Kia Picanto, Nissan Micra and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411572923
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 14 Dec 2024, 15:44
- Vauxhall Mokka and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411542443
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 2 Aug 2024, 15:09
- Mercedes A Class and Hyundai i20
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411480042
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 5 Dec 2023, 06:33
- Volkswagen Polo, Vauxhall Corsa and BMW 1 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411412783
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 22 Nov 2023, 07:26
- Peugeot 208 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411380493
- Serious
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 27 Oct 2023, 09:40
- Vauxhall Mokka, BMW 1 Series and Ford Transit Courier
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023411369353
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 27 Sep 2023, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411369290
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 25 Sep 2023, 09:24
- Vauxhall Crossland and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411362372
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 12 Feb 2023, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2023411310643
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the B655 in North Hertfordshire, 19 Jan 2023, 19:22
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411286531
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Nov 2022, 08:00
- Audi A6 and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411241266
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 29 Jun 2022, 18:07
- BMW 3 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411198530
- Serious
Piaggio Vespa crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 30 Apr 2022, 14:18
- Piaggio Vespa and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411175962
- Slight
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 13 Jan 2022, 13:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411137572
- Serious
Car crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Dec 2021, 06:23
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411120853
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 8 Jun 2021, 15:10
- Mazda 6 and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411056336
- Serious
Kia Stonic crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 28 Apr 2021, 07:40
- Kia Stonic and Vauxhall Movano
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021411042490
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 8 Jan 2020, 16:30
- Honda Jazz and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2020410932173
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 15 Dec 2019, 05:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410925431
- Serious
Mini Countryman crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 18 Nov 2019, 18:45
- Mini Countryman and Piaggio Vespa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410906789
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 9 Oct 2019, 21:38
- Mazda 6 and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410891292
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 3 Apr 2019, 14:22
- Renault Megane and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410832175
- Slight
Hyundai ix35 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 28 Mar 2019, 07:58
- Hyundai ix35 and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410829464
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 10 Mar 2019, 13:05
- Ford Focus and Peugeot Partner
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410826067
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 29 Jan 2019, 07:15
- Volkswagen Golf, Mercedes SLK Class and BMW X5
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410817954
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 23 Jan 2019, 19:39
- Kia Venga and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019410816244
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 30 Nov 2018, 07:37
- Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410803757
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 31 Oct 2018, 18:27
- Ford Focus and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410802726
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 9 May 2018, 07:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410294697
- Serious
Harley-Davidson crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 23 Apr 2018, 10:44
- Harley-Davidson, Volkswagen Tiguan, Citroen C4 and an agricultural vehicle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410299093
- Serious
Honda Jazz crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 1 Mar 2018, 11:00
- Honda Jazz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410279461
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B655 in North Hertfordshire, 23 Nov 2017, 10:00
- BMW 1 Series and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410249393
- Slight
Jaguar XE Series crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 19 Nov 2017, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410254223
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 10 Nov 2017, 17:50
- Peugeot 3008, Mercedes SL Class and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017410247804
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 6 Dec 2016, 07:20
- Honda Jazz and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410138081
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 8 Jul 2016, 21:30
- Mercedes E Class and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016410096293
- Slight
Volkswagen Bora crash on the B655 in North Hertfordshire, 12 Jun 2016, 14:30
- Volkswagen Bora and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410086298
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 10 May 2016, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016410073364
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 5 May 2016, 17:20
- Vauxhall Astra, Seat Ibiza and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016410072188
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 20 Nov 2015, 08:20
- BMW 1 Series and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100G0657
- Slight
Van crash on the B655 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Sep 2015, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100G0469
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 5 Jul 2015, 11:42
- Skoda Superb and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100G0360
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 11 Jun 2015, 09:38
- Toyota Avensis and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20154100G0309
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 5 Jun 2015, 17:00
- Vauxhall Agila and Mercedes CLK Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20154100G0304
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 19 May 2015, 08:38
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20154100G0253
- Fatal
Fiat Scudo crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 17 Sep 2014, 18:27
- Fiat Scudo and Yamaha FZ6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100G0450
- Slight
Chevrolet Matiz crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 14 Aug 2014, 15:40
- Chevrolet Matiz and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20144100G0421