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Cuffley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Cuffley, Welwyn Hatfield, from 1980 to 2025, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 73 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
362
1,391st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
480
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
73
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cuffley

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7320%
  • Slight28880%

What the data shows

  • Cuffley had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 63 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Cuffley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cuffley, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Cuffley.

Where Cuffley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,391st
Most casualties
1,364th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,392nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (98%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph290 (80%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 60 mph23 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant345 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cuffley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cuffley, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Cuffley peaked at 17 in 1984; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202469
202344
202256
202146
202022
201900
2018815
201788
2016812
20151215
201466
201345
2012712
201100
201047
200969
2008810
2007810
200689
200579
200436
2003814
200257
20011218
200066
1999911
19981120
199766
19961013
1995911
199467
19931415
199288
199178
19901213
19891416
19881416
19871622
19861622
1985913
19841725
19831316
19821723
198100
198014

Map of recent crashes in Cuffley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cuffley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cuffley

The 24 most recent collisions in Cuffley happened between 30 November 2020 and 29 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cuffley

The B156 has the most collisions in Cuffley, 163 of 362 (45%), followed by the B157 (94).

Collisions in Cuffley on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB156163205033
2ndB15794136115
3rdA12191201
4thA1563300

Council areas covering Cuffley

Collisions in Cuffley were recorded in 4 council areas. Welwyn Hatfield has 301 of 362 (83%).

Collisions in Cuffley by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWelwyn Hatfield301396163
2ndBroxbourne547108
3rdEnfield4601
4thHertsmere3701

Postcode district for Cuffley

All 362 collisions in Cuffley were in the EN6 postcode district.