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Bishop's Stortford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,625 road traffic collisions in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 421 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,625
372nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,328
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
22 people killed
Serious collisions
421
458 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bishop's Stortford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal220.8%
  • Serious42116%
  • Slight2,18283%

What the data shows

  • Bishop's Stortford had 311 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 417 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bishop's Stortford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 463 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bishop's Stortford, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Bishop's Stortford.

Where Bishop's Stortford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
372nd
Most casualties
367th
Most fatal collisions
451st
Most serious collisions
390th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday372 (14%)
  • Tuesday368 (14%)
  • Wednesday343 (13%)
  • Thursday421 (16%)
  • Friday466 (18%)
  • Saturday417 (16%)
  • Sunday238 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,928 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit622 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,148 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road223 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout177 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,320 (88%)
  • 40 mph97 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph120 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph34 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,073 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds366 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded62 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,738 (52%)
  • Pedestrian717 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist411 (12%)
  • Cyclist314 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant62 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bishop's Stortford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bishop's Stortford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bishop's Stortford peaked at 92 in 1993; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252227
20243236
20233746
20222126
20213856
20202329
20194149
20183044
20173543
20163246
20154456
20144653
20132537
20124756
20113140
20102731
20093547
20084449
20075877
20066072
20055982
20045471
20037093
20024963
200176102
20006890
19997185
19986988
19976585
19965372
19957991
19946897
199392119
19925473
19917293
19908297
198979107
19887081
19877491
19866989
19857990
19847598
19837590
198278102
19817284
19807083
19797592

Map of recent crashes in Bishop's Stortford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bishop's Stortford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bishop's Stortford

The 24 most recent collisions in Bishop's Stortford happened between 5 December 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bishop's Stortford

The A1250 has the most collisions in Bishop's Stortford, 455 of 2,625 (17%), followed by the B1383 (350).

Collisions in Bishop's Stortford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1250455563568
2ndB1383350453567
3rdA1184335455459
4thA1059247302035
5thB1004194242234
6thA12080111013
7thA1060718827
8thB15296783012
9thM11314303

Council areas covering Bishop's Stortford

Collisions in Bishop's Stortford were recorded in 3 council areas. East Hertfordshire has 2,474 of 2,625 (94%).

Collisions in Bishop's Stortford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire2,4743,11822385
2ndUttlesford141196032
3rdNorth Hertfordshire4402

Postcode districts in Bishop's Stortford

Collisions in Bishop's Stortford were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CM23 (2,617) and CM22 (8).