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Markyate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Markyate, Dacorum, from 1979 to 2025, and 426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
267
1,667th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
426
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
83
93 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Markyate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious8331%
  • Slight17967%

What the data shows

  • Markyate had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in Markyate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Markyate are between 6am and 9am, with 19% of collisions.
  • 35 children under 16 were killed or injured in Markyate, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Markyate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,667th
Most casualties
1,466th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,275th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (19%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph66 (25%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 50 mph30 (11%)
  • 60 mph132 (49%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant307 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Markyate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Markyate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Markyate peaked at 18 in 1988; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202446
202355
202255
202111
202035
201957
201811
2017616
201658
201569
201438
201313
201222
201159
2010610
200925
2008510
200756
2006814
200557
2004410
200313
200269
200166
20001013
199923
19981218
1997611
199625
1995813
199477
199344
199222
1991510
1990710
198988
19881834
198724
198658
198589
19841123
19831320
1982512
1981913
1980914
19791016

Map of recent crashes in Markyate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Markyate

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Markyate

The 24 most recent collisions in Markyate happened between 24 November 2019 and 9 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Markyate

The A5 has the most collisions in Markyate, 178 of 267 (67%), followed by the A5183 (18).

Collisions in Markyate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5178321459
2ndA5183182603
3rdB454081013

Council area for Markyate

Markyate is in Dacorum, where police recorded 20,193 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Markyate accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Markyate

All 267 collisions in Markyate were in the AL3 postcode district.