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Bovingdon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Bovingdon, Dacorum, from 1979 to 2025, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
292
1,577th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
392
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
67
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bovingdon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6723%
  • Slight21774%

What the data shows

  • Bovingdon had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Bovingdon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bovingdon are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bovingdon, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bovingdon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,577th
Most casualties
1,546th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday36 (12%)
  • Saturday59 (20%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (81%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant230 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (15%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bovingdon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bovingdon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bovingdon peaked at 18 in 1990; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202111
202022
201944
201833
201748
201644
201546
201444
201344
201255
201112
201056
200933
200899
200768
200667
200511
2004814
200378
200289
200178
20001114
199937
199867
1997913
1996412
1995912
19941321
199389
19921417
19911316
19901826
19891322
198866
1987911
19861217
1985710
198467
1983811
198278
1981813
1980813
197933

Map of recent crashes in Bovingdon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bovingdon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bovingdon

The 24 most recent collisions in Bovingdon happened between 4 June 2014 and 24 May 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bovingdon

Of the 292 collisions in Bovingdon, 134 were on the B4505.

Collisions in Bovingdon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4505134203338

Council area for Bovingdon

Bovingdon is in Dacorum, where police recorded 20,193 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bovingdon accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Bovingdon

Of the 292 collisions in Bovingdon, 290 (99%) were in the HP3 postcode district.