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SG9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,393 road traffic collisions in the SG9 postcode district, East Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 353 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,393
2,009th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,048
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
52 people killed
Serious collisions
353
429 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SG9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal483.4%
  • Serious35325%
  • Slight99271%

What the data shows

  • SG9 had 178 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 243 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in SG9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 174 children under 16 were killed or injured in SG9, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in SG9.

Where SG9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,009th
Most casualties
1,986th
Most fatal collisions
1,255th
Most serious collisions
1,890th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (14%)
  • Tuesday216 (16%)
  • Wednesday173 (12%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday221 (16%)
  • Saturday191 (14%)
  • Sunday183 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,025 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting279 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,257 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph338 (24%)
  • 40 mph61 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph47 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph839 (60%)
  • 70 mph105 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,075 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (12%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,477 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (13%)
  • Pedestrian107 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant91 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SG9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SG9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SG9 peaked at 47 in 1986; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251722
20241834
20232033
20221933
20211719
20201825
20191929
20181726
20171318
20162027
20151824
20141829
20132751
20122532
20111625
20101621
20093052
20082847
20073252
20063342
20053342
20043151
20034060
20023350
20014259
20003755
19993241
19984055
19972330
19963749
19953757
19942939
19933848
19923150
19913651
19903751
19893548
19883245
19874566
19864776
19854566
19843556
19832849
19823550
19814262
19803547
19793754

Map of recent crashes in SG9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SG9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SG9

The 24 most recent collisions in SG9 happened between 16 August 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SG9

The A10 has the most collisions in SG9, 475 of 1,393 (34%), followed by the A507 (310).

Collisions in SG9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1047575126129
2ndA5073104971081
3rdB1038142186238
4thB136886124125
5thB1037435805

Council areas covering SG9

Collisions in SG9 were recorded in 4 council areas. East Hertfordshire has 1,212 of 1,393 (87%).

Collisions in SG9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire1,2121,76338297
2ndNorth Hertfordshire167268950
3rdUttlesford7903
4thHertsmere3301

Town in SG9

Of the 1,393 collisions in SG9, 283 (20%) were in Buntingford.