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Cheshunt road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,810 road traffic collisions in Cheshunt, Broxbourne, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 551 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
3,810
274th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,756
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
33 people killed
Serious collisions
551
620 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cheshunt

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.9%
  • Serious55114%
  • Slight3,22685%

What the data shows

  • Cheshunt had 473 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 676 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Cheshunt were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 733 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cheshunt, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Cheshunt.

Where Cheshunt ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
274th
Most casualties
277th
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
309th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday542 (14%)
  • Tuesday579 (15%)
  • Wednesday570 (15%)
  • Thursday558 (15%)
  • Friday646 (17%)
  • Saturday501 (13%)
  • Sunday414 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,721 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,007 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,862 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway662 (17%)
  • Roundabout226 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,053 (80%)
  • 40 mph591 (16%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph57 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,083 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds477 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other93 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,642 (56%)
  • Pedestrian809 (17%)
  • Cyclist536 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist528 (11%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cheshunt road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheshunt, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cheshunt peaked at 145 in 1989; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253541
20244756
20235873
20223957
20213438
20203137
20195066
20185371
20175167
20167588
20156376
20147597
20136183
20126892
20116374
20106787
20095472
20085067
2007107136
20066898
2005100127
200487123
200395123
200296126
20016987
2000112167
199989104
1998100114
1997101125
1996116143
1995110130
1994104121
1993109123
1992101118
1991115129
1990133155
1989145176
1988119150
1987107135
1986127153
1985126142
1984136170
1983118136
1982145201
198100
198000
197912

Map of recent crashes in Cheshunt

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cheshunt

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cheshunt

The 24 most recent collisions in Cheshunt happened between 22 April and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cheshunt

The B176 has the most collisions in Cheshunt, 720 of 3,810 (19%), followed by the A10 (653).

Collisions in Cheshunt on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1767208673122
2ndA106539331399
3rdB156434556158
4thA121349435457
5thB198829707
6thB121111301
7thA1767701
8thA10105503
9thA1565700

Council areas covering Cheshunt

Collisions in Cheshunt were recorded in 6 council areas. Broxbourne has 3,681 of 3,810 (97%).

Collisions in Cheshunt by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBroxbourne3,6814,60732531
2ndEnfield102114016
3rdNorth Hertfordshire81001
4thEast Hertfordshire6711
5thHertsmere5702
6thThree Rivers5700

Postcode districts in Cheshunt

Collisions in Cheshunt were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by EN8 (3,003) and EN7 (803).