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Shenley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Shenley, Hertsmere, from 1982 to 2025, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1982
139
2,379th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
196
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
28
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shenley

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight10676%

What the data shows

  • Shenley had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Shenley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shenley, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in Shenley.

Where Shenley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,379th
Most casualties
2,300th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday30 (22%)
  • Saturday12 (8.6%)
  • Sunday11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph102 (73%)
  • 40 mph21 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant129 (66%)
  • Pedestrian25 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shenley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shenley, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in Shenley peaked at 10 in 1984; 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
202222
202122
202022
201922
201845
201734
201600
201534
201425
201312
201211
201122
201022
200911
200848
200747
200611
200523
200426
200334
200212
200122
200045
199946
199868
199768
199666
199526
199445
199344
199212
199157
199013
198945
198867
198744
198658
198545
19841012
1983815
198269

Map of recent crashes in Shenley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shenley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shenley

The 24 most recent collisions in Shenley happened between 22 March 2013 and 25 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shenley

Of the 139 collisions in Shenley, 99 were on the B5378.

Collisions in Shenley on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB537899144322

Council area for Shenley

Shenley is in Hertsmere, where police recorded 20,104 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shenley accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Shenley

All 139 collisions in Shenley were in the WD7 postcode district.