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Hitchin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,549 road traffic collisions in Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 642 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 44% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
3,549
292nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,356
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
29 people killed
Serious collisions
642
691 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 44% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 47% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hitchin

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal280.8%
  • Serious64218%
  • Slight2,87981%

What the data shows

  • Hitchin had 367 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 621 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Hitchin were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 657 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hitchin, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Hitchin.

Where Hitchin ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
292nd
Most casualties
296th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
277th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday501 (14%)
  • Tuesday564 (16%)
  • Wednesday497 (14%)
  • Thursday587 (17%)
  • Friday585 (16%)
  • Saturday484 (14%)
  • Sunday331 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,578 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit890 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,880 (81%)
  • Roundabout367 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road247 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph3,432 (97%)
  • 40 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph49 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,845 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds460 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other69 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,011 (46%)
  • Pedestrian964 (22%)
  • Cyclist608 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist563 (13%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hitchin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hitchin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hitchin peaked at 117 in 1990; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252428
20244353
20233240
20223341
20212333
20202737
20193845
20184554
20174046
20166272
20155870
20145562
20133946
20125773
20116377
20105167
20095669
20087289
20077088
2006100124
200587111
200494121
200381108
200299130
200186109
200086116
1999101127
199896118
199794127
199691112
199589121
199495119
19938494
19928093
199187110
1990117127
1989109127
1988108133
19878598
1986107125
198595107
1984102115
198389109
1982104120
198193116
198087101
1979115148

Map of recent crashes in Hitchin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hitchin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hitchin

The 24 most recent collisions in Hitchin happened between 2 January and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hitchin

The A505 has the most collisions in Hitchin, 930 of 3,549 (26%), followed by the B656 (406).

Collisions in Hitchin on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5059301,1607158
2ndB656406521367
3rdA602193243532
4thA600187212238
5thA6132242714
6thB655151901

Council area for Hitchin

Hitchin is in North Hertfordshire, where police recorded 17,238 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hitchin accounts for 21% of them.

Postcode districts in Hitchin

Collisions in Hitchin were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SG5 (1,824) and SG4 (1,725).