Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 16 Dec 2025, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411696377
Holywell, Watford, WD18 8AW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 251 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Holywell ward, Watford, from 2001 to 2025, with 306 casualties. Of those collisions, 32 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, down from 11 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 251
- 3,279th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 306
- 1.22 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 9
- Down 18% on 2024
Crash severity at the WD18 8AW hotspot
32 of the 251 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious3213%
- Slight21987%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 273
- All casualties
- 306
Accidents by year at the WD18 8AW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2001, against an average of 10 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WD18 8AW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 9
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
View as a tableHide the table
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 | 18 |
| 2014 | 11 | 16 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | 12 | 14 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 13 | 14 |
| 2003 | 14 | 19 |
| 2002 | 17 | 21 |
| 2001 | 21 | 28 |
Map of crashes at the WD18 8AW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WD18 8AW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Holywell, Watford, WD18 8AW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WD18 8AW 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.
Towns near the WD18 8AW hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Watford, Watford had the most collisions, 183 of 251.
Accident hotspots near WD18 8AW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Vicarage, Watford, WD18 0LJ area, 1 km away, with 512 collisions.
- Vicarage, Watford, WD18 0LJ area1 km away, 645 casualties512 collisions
- Durrants, Three Rivers, WD3 3QX area1.3 km away, 205 casualties170 collisions
- Moor Park & Eastbury, Three Rivers, WD18 9QP area1.9 km away, 83 casualties62 collisions
- Central, Watford, WD17 1BP area2 km away, 1,680 casualties1,328 collisions
- Oxhey Hall & Hayling, Three Rivers, WD19 4LL area2.2 km away, 205 casualties145 collisions
- Nascot, Watford, WD17 4DH area2.3 km away, 492 casualties363 collisions
- Oxhey, Watford, WD18 0HZ area2.4 km away, 756 casualties564 collisions
- Dickinsons, Three Rivers, WD3 3FB area2.5 km away, 114 casualties93 collisions
All 251 crashes at the WD18 8AW hotspot
Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 16 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on the A412 in Three Rivers, 1 Dec 2025, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411695451
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 3 Nov 2025, 18:00
- Vauxhall Mokka and Chevrolet Spark
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411663361
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A412 in Watford, 10 Sep 2025, 07:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411663812
- Serious
Car crash on the A412 in Watford, 5 Jul 2025, 09:33
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411621635
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A412 in Three Rivers, 4 Jul 2025, 18:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411614564
- Slight
Volkswagen Touareg crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 5 Jun 2025, 08:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411603792
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 21 May 2025, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411597885
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 19 Apr 2025, 01:47
- Volkswagen Sharan and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411602308
- Slight
Citroen C5 crash on the A4145 in Watford, 24 Nov 2024, 13:55
- Citroen C5 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411526109
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A4145 in Watford, 9 Nov 2024, 22:41
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411567945
- Slight
BMW X4 crash on the A412 in Three Rivers, 14 Sep 2024, 11:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411493501
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A412 in Watford, 15 Aug 2024, 17:51
- Vauxhall Astra and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024411490141
- Slight
Audi Q7 crash on an unclassified road in Three Rivers, 14 Jul 2024, 08:19
- Audi Q7 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411561288
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 21 Jun 2024, 17:00
- Honda SH 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411459429
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 14 May 2024, 09:55
- BMW 2 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411445466
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4145 in Watford, 14 Mar 2024, 19:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411434734
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 10 Feb 2024, 10:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024411411643
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A412 in Watford, 8 Feb 2024, 19:25
- Skoda Superb and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411407889
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 10 Jan 2024, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411431697
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 29 Nov 2023, 17:11
- Ford Kuga and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411382240
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A4145 in Watford, 2 Nov 2023, 07:25
- Ford Transit, Vauxhall Combo and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411372952
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 6 Sep 2023, 16:00
- Mazda 2 and Mazda 6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411352392
- Slight
Piaggio Liberty crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 24 Apr 2023, 16:25
- Piaggio Liberty and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411302739
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A412 in Watford, 20 Oct 2022, 21:30
- Ford Fiesta and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411240181
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 4 Apr 2022, 18:22
- Toyota Yaris and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411167755
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the A412 in Watford, 18 Jan 2022, 13:37
- Vauxhall Crossland, Ford Transit and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022411155101
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 14 Nov 2021, 13:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411131995
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A4145 in Watford, 25 Sep 2021, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411153846
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on the A412 in Three Rivers, 3 Mar 2021, 11:45
- Audi A1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411026020
- Serious
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 16 Feb 2021, 17:40
- Citroen Berlingo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411022164
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A412 in Watford, 11 May 2020, 10:14
- Peugeot Partner and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410955575
- Slight
Yamaha MWS125 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 23 Apr 2020, 16:20
- Yamaha MWS125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410990500
- Slight
Car crash on the A4145 in Watford, 16 Jan 2020, 19:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410924718
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 18 Dec 2019, 16:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410917473
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 10 Dec 2019, 15:40
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410926680
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A412 in Three Rivers, 28 Nov 2019, 08:45
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410943649
- Slight
BMW F 800 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 2 Aug 2019, 18:37
- BMW F 800 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410868838
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 5 May 2019, 16:53
- BMW 3 Series, Vauxhall Corsa and BMW M2
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410845436
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 25 Apr 2019, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410834581
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the A412 in Watford, 21 Mar 2019, 19:18
- Volvo XC90 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019410833733
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 8 Jan 2019, 13:50
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410810416
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A412 in Watford, 24 Dec 2018, 15:35
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410806377
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 29 Nov 2018, 17:35
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410818554
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 6 Sep 2018, 17:20
- A lorry and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410325652
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 18 May 2018, 09:40
- Peugeot 206 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018410296171
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A4145 in Watford, 13 May 2018, 15:20
- Audi A6 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410296252
- Slight
Abarth 595 crash on an unclassified road in Watford, 11 Apr 2018, 11:50
- Abarth 595 and Honda GLR 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018410289223