Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 5 Dec 2025, 23:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411710278
Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, SG8 5PT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 243 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Royston Palace ward, North Hertfordshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 306 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 243
- 3,409th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 306
- 1.26 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the SG8 5PT hotspot
46 of the 243 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal52.1%
- Serious4117%
- Slight19781%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 46
- Slightly injured
- 255
- All casualties
- 306
Accidents by year at the SG8 5PT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2002, against an average of 9.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SG8 5PT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 | 18 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 17 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 21 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 11 | 17 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 13 | 17 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 |
| 2001 | 10 | 13 |
Map of crashes at the SG8 5PT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SG8 5PT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, SG8 5PT 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 SG8 5PT 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
- Royston Palace
- Council area
- North Hertfordshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SG8 5PT
- Postcode district
- SG8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 52.05891, -0.02122
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 5 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,409th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SG8 5PT hotspot
120 of the 243 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Royston, North Hertfordshire.
Accident hotspots near SG8 5PT
5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, SG8 9LB area, 1.2 km away, with 151 collisions.
- Royston Palace, North Hertfordshire, SG8 9LB area1.2 km away, 190 casualties151 collisions
- Bassingbourn, South Cambridgeshire, SG8 5JN area2.6 km away, 108 casualties67 collisions
- Ermine, North Hertfordshire, SG8 9NT area2.9 km away, 134 casualties88 collisions
- Melbourn, South Cambridgeshire, SG8 6DY area3.9 km away, 110 casualties81 collisions
- Foxton, South Cambridgeshire, SG8 7PU area4.9 km away, 137 casualties81 collisions
All 243 crashes at the SG8 5PT hotspot
Newest first, from 18 March 2001 to 5 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Piaggio Liberty crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 26 Nov 2025, 15:30
- Piaggio Liberty and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411699485
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 20 Nov 2025, 08:28
- BMW 2 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411671081
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 2 Jul 2025, 17:30
- Ford S-Max and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411610799
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 12 Jun 2025, 06:22
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411609575
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 27 May 2025, 15:00
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411595359
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 23 Apr 2025, 17:05
- Ford Transit and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411595508
- Serious
Volvo XC90 crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 13 Jan 2025, 17:40
- Volvo XC90 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025411545249
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 22 Nov 2024, 15:17
- Hyundai i30 and Volkswagen Lupo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411525590
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 11 Nov 2024, 13:00
- Toyota Corolla and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411521669
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 11 Nov 2024, 08:19
- Vauxhall Mokka and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411535962
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 24 Jun 2024, 15:06
- Ford Fiesta and Yamaha YS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024411466743
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 20 Nov 2023, 10:45
- Vauxhall Corsa and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411383390
- Serious
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 18 Oct 2023, 17:06
- Skoda Superb and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411407118
- Slight
Jaguar XJ Series crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 1 Oct 2023, 16:05
- Jaguar XJ Series and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411363804
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 30 Aug 2023, 14:17
- Ford Fiesta and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411350350
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 13 Aug 2023, 19:05
- Seat Leon and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411345431
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 18 Jul 2023, 16:53
- Fiat 500 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411333990
- Slight
Porsche 911 crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 15 Jun 2023, 16:30
- Porsche 911 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411325737
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 24 May 2023, 18:10
- Mercedes C Class and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023411313200
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 19 Feb 2023, 12:30
- Peugeot 208 and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411303360
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 14 Feb 2023, 08:55
- Toyota RAV4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411280837
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 21 Jan 2023, 20:08
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023411271405
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 7 Dec 2022, 13:30
- DAF Trucks and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411254338
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 21 Jul 2022, 12:00
- Honda CR-V, Honda Jazz, Volkswagen Crafter and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411216172
- Slight
Minibus crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 11 Jul 2022, 08:10
- A minibus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411204577
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 16 Jun 2022, 06:30
- Kia Sportage and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411201008
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 9 Jun 2022, 07:50
- Volvo XC90 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411188545
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 1 Jan 2022, 12:40
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022411135601
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 23 Dec 2021, 15:45
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2021411131138
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 20 Dec 2021, 21:24
- Ford Fiesta and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411138391
- Fatal
Scania crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 9 Nov 2021, 10:40
- Scania and 2 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021411107998
- Slight
Scania crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 4 Nov 2021, 17:00
- Scania and Mini Countryman
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411107543
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 19 Oct 2021, 19:37
- Citroen C4 and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411109270
- Slight
Vauxhall Movano crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 11 Oct 2021, 08:15
- Vauxhall Movano and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411146623
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 2 Sep 2021, 18:12
- Ford Fusion and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411090163
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 17 Jul 2021, 14:50
- Nissan Qashqai and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411068887
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 1 Jul 2021, 16:19
- Mercedes Sprinter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411081089
- Serious
Honda CBR crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 29 May 2021, 15:00
- Honda CBR and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411056368
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 19 Mar 2021, 13:50
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411042842
- Serious
Vehicle crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 14 Mar 2021, 09:45
- A bicycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411028011
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 5 Feb 2021, 11:50
- Renault Trafic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021411052896
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 7 Nov 2020, 12:29
- Vauxhall Zafira and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020411015738
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Nov 2020, 17:45
- Volkswagen Passat and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410997506
- Slight
MG XS crash on the A10 in North Hertfordshire, 20 Jul 2020, 17:22
- MG XS and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020410967102
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the A505 in North Hertfordshire, 3 Jan 2020, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020411017385
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 11 Nov 2019, 10:45
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410904963
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in North Hertfordshire, 14 Sep 2019, 18:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019410878608