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Potten End road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Potten End, Dacorum, from 1979 to 2025, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
127
2,505th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
203
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
41
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Potten End

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4132%
  • Slight8567%

What the data shows

  • Potten End had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in Potten End were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Potten End are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Potten End, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Potten End ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,505th
Most casualties
2,245th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (91%)
  • 60 mph11 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant142 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Potten End road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Potten End, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Potten End peaked at 8 in 1998; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202311
202212
202134
202014
201900
201812
201746
201611
201511
201436
201345
201236
201111
201011
200936
200824
200735
200634
200534
200413
200311
200211
200137
200025
199945
1998812
199746
199645
199512
199456
199333
199233
199135
199058
198935
1988615
198744
198636
198511
198434
198345
198215
198136
198078
197936

Map of recent crashes in Potten End

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Potten End

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Potten End

The 24 most recent collisions in Potten End happened between 3 March 2012 and 10 August 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Potten End

Of the 127 collisions in Potten End, 1 was on the A4251.

Collisions in Potten End on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42511101

Council area for Potten End

Potten End is in Dacorum, where police recorded 20,193 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Potten End accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Potten End

All 127 collisions in Potten End were in the HP4 postcode district.