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Sawbridgeworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
774
892nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,041
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
141
160 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sawbridgeworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight62380%

What the data shows

  • Sawbridgeworth had 85 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 108 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Sawbridgeworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 115 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sawbridgeworth, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Sawbridgeworth.

Where Sawbridgeworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
892nd
Most casualties
864th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
905th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway736 (95%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph535 (69%)
  • 40 mph108 (14%)
  • 50 mph36 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph89 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds603 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant652 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (13%)
  • Pedestrian131 (13%)
  • Cyclist79 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sawbridgeworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sawbridgeworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sawbridgeworth peaked at 33 in 1988; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251013
202478
202369
20221112
2021913
202069
20191115
2018710
201745
20161419
20151213
20141419
201366
2012921
20111221
20101012
200979
2008914
20071422
20061522
20051416
20041926
20031922
20022734
20011721
20002839
19991926
19982737
19971825
19962529
19952839
19942130
19932330
19922636
19911822
19902436
19891822
19883341
19871824
19862028
19852844
19842533
19831920
19821518
19811726
19801621
19791924

Map of recent crashes in Sawbridgeworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sawbridgeworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sawbridgeworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Sawbridgeworth happened between 10 December 2022 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sawbridgeworth

Of the 774 collisions in Sawbridgeworth, 467 were on the A1184.

Collisions in Sawbridgeworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1184467659586

Council areas covering Sawbridgeworth

Collisions in Sawbridgeworth were recorded in 3 council areas. East Hertfordshire has 736 of 774 (95%).

Collisions in Sawbridgeworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Hertfordshire73699510133
2ndEpping Forest333808
3rdUttlesford3600

Postcode districts in Sawbridgeworth

Collisions in Sawbridgeworth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CM21 (771) and CM22 (3).