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Friar's Wash road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Friar's Wash, Dacorum, from 1979 to 2025, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 29 November 2023.

Collisions since 1979
131
2,460th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
197
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
29
34 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
29 Nov 2023
Busiest year
2001
9 collisions

Road collision statistics for Friar's Wash

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9875%

What the data shows

  • Friar's Wash had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Friar's Wash were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Friar's Wash are between 6am and 9am, with 19% of collisions.
  • 7 children under 16 were killed or injured in Friar's Wash, 3.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Friar's Wash ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,460th
Most casualties
2,293rd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (9.2%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (27%)
  • 60 mph75 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant143 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.5%)
  • Pedestrian5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Friar's Wash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Friar's Wash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Friar's Wash peaked at 9 in 2001; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202336
202211
202157
202011
201945
201844
201739
201666
201533
201414
201322
201245
201111
201047
200911
200834
200755
200633
200555
200458
2003713
2002516
2001913
200013
199934
1998711
199757
199678
199533
199435
199324
199246
199100
199012
198911
198800
198723
198600
198500
198411
198312
198211
198111
198000
197936

Map of recent crashes in Friar's Wash

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Friar's Wash

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Friar's Wash

The 24 most recent collisions in Friar's Wash happened between 9 September 2016 and 29 November 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Friar's Wash

The A5 has the most collisions in Friar's Wash, 89 of 131 (68%), followed by the A5183 (14).

Collisions in Friar's Wash on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA589131318
2ndA5183141904

Council areas covering Friar's Wash

Collisions in Friar's Wash were recorded in 2 council areas. Dacorum has 118 of 131 (90%).

Collisions in Friar's Wash by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDacorum118179427
2ndSt Albans131802

Postcode district for Friar's Wash

All 131 collisions in Friar's Wash were in the AL3 postcode district.