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A1059 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 collisions on the A1059 from 1979 to 2025, with 304 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A1059, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
249
2,957th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
304
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
35
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A1059

None of the 249 collisions on the A1059 were fatal, and 14% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight21486%

Where the A1059 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,957th
Most casualties
3,104th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,440th

A1059 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1059 peaked at 19 in 1988 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1059, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202311
202200
202100
202012
201944
201800
201711
201600
201511
201411
201300
201244
201100
201000
200923
200800
200723
200623
200500
200400
200322
200233
200135
200079
199988
199866
199779
199644
1995910
19941114
19931314
19921015
1991911
19901116
19891523
19881919
198789
19861012
19851415
19841112
198356
1982816
19811013
19801112
19791416

When crashes happen on the A1059

Friday has the most collisions on the A1059 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (67).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (8.8%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday54 (22%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.2%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (6.4%)
  • 9am to noon42 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm46 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm67 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm33 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight32 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.4%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April15 (6%)
  • May20 (8%)
  • June17 (6.8%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November15 (6%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight174 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1059 crashes

On the A1059, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph248 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (62%)
  • Wet or damp89 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (53%)
  • One way street or slip road114 (46%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1059 crashes

Pedestrians make up 39% of the people killed or injured on the A1059, followed by car occupants (37%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian118 (39%)
  • Car occupant112 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (70%)
  • Motorcycle49 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (25%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (10%)
  • Over 7516 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (43%)
  • Pedestrian118 (39%)
  • Passenger56 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1059

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1059

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1059 crashes by council area

Of the 249 collisions on the A1059, 248 were in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions on the A1059 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire248303035

A1059 crashes by town

Of the 249 collisions on the A1059, 247 were in the built-up area of Bishop's Stortford.

Recent crashes on the A1059

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1059, from 28 September 2002 to 6 November 2025.

Severity