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Great Amwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
119
2,596th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
183
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Amwell

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2622%
  • Slight9176%

What the data shows

  • Great Amwell had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Great Amwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Great Amwell are between noon and 3pm, with 29% of collisions.
  • 19 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Amwell, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Great Amwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,596th
Most casualties
2,395th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (12%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph9 (7.6%)
  • 40 mph28 (24%)
  • 60 mph69 (58%)
  • 70 mph12 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant137 (75%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Amwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Amwell, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Great Amwell peaked at 9 in 2000; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202333
202212
202124
202000
201900
201800
2017510
201600
201500
201423
201300
201244
201122
201022
200923
200847
200722
200625
200524
200412
200333
200234
200133
2000917
199936
199835
199722
199636
199557
199422
199358
199233
199136
199023
198956
198836
198756
198659
198500
198445
1983612
198223
198100
198057

Map of recent crashes in Great Amwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Amwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Amwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Amwell happened between 15 March 2009 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Amwell

The A1170 has the most collisions in Great Amwell, 90 of 119 (76%), followed by the B1502 (9).

Collisions in Great Amwell on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA117090140221
2ndB150291602
3rdA1081202

Council area for Great Amwell

Great Amwell is in East Hertfordshire, where police recorded 17,489 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Great Amwell accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Great Amwell

All 119 collisions in Great Amwell were in the SG12 postcode district.