Skip to main content
CrashStats

Royston (North Hertfordshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 915 road traffic collisions in Royston, North Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 190 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
915
805th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,140
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
190
215 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Royston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious19021%
  • Slight71178%

What the data shows

  • Royston had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 142 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Royston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 247 children under 16 were killed or injured in Royston, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Royston.

Where Royston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
805th
Most casualties
816th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
724th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday121 (13%)
  • Thursday149 (16%)
  • Friday166 (18%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight685 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout68 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph842 (92%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant492 (43%)
  • Pedestrian258 (23%)
  • Cyclist178 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (14%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Royston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Royston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Royston peaked at 35 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
20241113
20231012
202246
202189
20201023
20191114
2018910
20171016
20161414
20151212
20141011
20131313
2012712
20111317
20101725
20091616
20081518
20071825
20062123
20051012
20041112
20031822
20021616
20012225
20003449
19992731
19982327
19972528
19962234
19952935
19942225
19932935
19922432
19911415
19902936
19893341
19883542
19872430
19863144
19852937
19843134
19832529
19823149
19813137
19803038
19792326

Map of recent crashes in Royston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Royston

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Royston

The 24 most recent collisions in Royston happened between 15 June 2023 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Royston

The A10 has the most collisions in Royston, 196 of 915 (21%), followed by the A14 (32).

Collisions in Royston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10196259247
2ndA14323717
3rdA505294844
4thB1039233406

Council areas covering Royston

Collisions in Royston were recorded in 2 council areas. North Hertfordshire has 903 of 915 (99%).

Collisions in Royston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Hertfordshire9031,11512186
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire112423

Postcode district for Royston

All 915 collisions in Royston were in the SG8 postcode district.