Skip to main content
CrashStats

B1502 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 collisions on the B1502 from 1979 to 2024, with 330 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 29 serious, and 10 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B1502 in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
233
3,044th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
330
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
10 people killed
Serious collisions
29
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Crash severity on the B1502

On the B1502, 2.6% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight19885%

Where the B1502 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,044th
Most casualties
2,992nd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,658th

B1502 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1502 peaked at 14 in 1999; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1502, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202434
202357
202212
202133
202011
201934
201833
201700
201635
201522
201433
201300
201233
201156
201036
200934
200846
200734
2006915
20051014
2004713
20031218
2002711
20011018
20001318
19991418
19981115
19971112
19961015
1995816
199478
199335
199257
199122
199068
19891013
198844
198723
198636
198578
198414
198346
198222
198122
198034
197922

When crashes happen on the B1502

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B1502 (46), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (65).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (20%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (2.1%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.4%)
  • 6am to 9am65 (28%)
  • 9am to noon37 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm32 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm53 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm30 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (13%)
  • February18 (7.7%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May17 (7.3%)
  • June15 (6.4%)
  • July20 (8.6%)
  • August16 (6.9%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October22 (9.4%)
  • November19 (8.2%)
  • December19 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight182 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1502 crashes

On the B1502, 68% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (19%)
  • 40 mph27 (12%)
  • 60 mph158 (68%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (63%)
  • Wet or damp83 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (89%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1502 crashes

Car occupants make up 84% of the people killed or injured on the B1502, followed by motorcyclists (7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (84%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (85%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.1%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (78%)
  • Passenger63 (19%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1502

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1502

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1502 crashes by council area

Of the 233 collisions on the B1502, 232 were in East Hertfordshire.

Collisions on the B1502 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire232329629

B1502 crashes by town

Collisions on the B1502 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Hertford (82) and Great Amwell (9).

Recent crashes on the B1502

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1502, from 4 September 2014 to 19 June 2024.

Severity