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Chorleywood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,166 road traffic collisions in Chorleywood, Three Rivers, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 213 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,166
678th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,699
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
213
253 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Chorleywood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious21318%
  • Slight93880%

What the data shows

  • Chorleywood had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 214 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Chorleywood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 178 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chorleywood, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Chorleywood.

Where Chorleywood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
678th
Most casualties
610th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday171 (15%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday186 (16%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday133 (11%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight855 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway794 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway330 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph457 (39%)
  • 40 mph347 (30%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph282 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds912 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,241 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (9%)
  • Pedestrian111 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist81 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chorleywood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chorleywood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chorleywood peaked at 47 in 1995; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251014
20241119
20231017
2022815
2021711
20201518
20191424
20181827
20171218
20161417
20151517
20142235
20131416
20121621
20112639
20101929
20092435
20082736
20072942
20062233
20052538
20041729
20033042
20023645
20012434
20004566
19994056
19983454
19974061
19963548
19954774
19944576
19933755
19922839
19912028
19902737
19893148
19883249
19872938
19863140
19853044
19842950
19833039
19822837
19812642
19801925
19791822

Map of recent crashes in Chorleywood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chorleywood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chorleywood

The 24 most recent collisions in Chorleywood happened between 31 October 2023 and 23 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chorleywood

The A404 has the most collisions in Chorleywood, 463 of 1,166 (40%), followed by the M25 (274).

Collisions in Chorleywood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404463711887
2ndM25274418336
3rdA405152826

Council areas covering Chorleywood

Collisions in Chorleywood were recorded in 2 council areas. Three Rivers has 1,151 of 1,166 (99%).

Collisions in Chorleywood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stThree Rivers1,1511,67715207
2ndBuckinghamshire131806

Postcode district for Chorleywood

All 1,166 collisions in Chorleywood were in the WD3 postcode district.